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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sandintoes who wrote (39763)	1/3/2004 2:25:33 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

With an ADA rating of 20%, Hall qualifies as a flaming liberal when you compare him to Tom ("the Hammer") DeLay, who earned a big fat zero from the ADA. BTW, I believe that a bit of diversity in the GOP is a good thing. As for John McCain, he is far more conservative than everyone thinks. Check out this post: Message 18749605 Everytime I think that McCain has become a complete pain in the ass I remember the time he spent as a POW. While I supported Bush in the 2000 primaries, feeling that he was far more electable, McCain had a huge emotional appeal for me. I think that a lot of his "reform" efforts are a form of penance for having had a near political death experience as one of the Keating Five. campaignfinancesite.org Glance at Party Switches in Congress story.news.yahoo.com Fri Jan 2, 8:26 PM ET By The Associated Press Members of Congress who have changed political parties since the 1950s: Democrats to the GOP: Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado, 1995. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, 1994. Sen. Phil Gramm of Texas, 1983. He joined the GOP while in the House, was re-elected to the House, then elected to the Senate. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, 1964. Rep. Ralph Hall of Texas, 2004. Rep. Virgil Goode of Virginia, 2000. He first became an independent, later became a Republican. Rep. Nathan Deal of Georgia, 1995. Rep. Greg Laughlin of Texas, 1995. He lost in GOP primary in the following election. Rep. Billy Tauzin of Louisiana, 1995. Rep. Mike Parker of Mississippi, 1995, Rep. Jimmy Hayes of Louisiana, 1995. In the next election, he lost a bid for the Senate. Rep. Tommy Robinson of Arkansas, 1989. Rep. Bill Grant of Florida, 1989. He was not re-elected in 1990. Rep. Andy Ireland of Florida, 1984. Rep. Eugene Atkinson of Pennsylvania, 1981. He was not re-elected in 1982. Democrat to Independent: Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. of Virginia, 1971. Republican to Democrat: Rep. Michael Forbes of New York, 1999. He was not re-elected in 2000. Republican to Independent: Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont, 2001. Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon, 1952. Became a Democrat in 1955. Switch back: Sen. Bob Smith of New Hampshire, became independent in 1999 during a failed run for the presidency, then returned to the Republican Party. ___ Sources: Senate Library, Associated Press reports.