Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : The TRUTH About John Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (731)	3/5/2004 5:12:00 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 1483

Friday, March 05, 2004 Louisiana congressman considering switch to GOP AP reports Democratic Rep. Rodney Alexander is considering a switch to the Republican side, saying he's voted with the GOP on legislation including President Bush's tax cuts and the war in Iraq. Two of Louisiana's top Democrats, Sen. John Breaux and Gov. Kathleen Blanco, phoned Alexander on Thursday in hopes of persuading him to stay put. "I'd be deeply disappointed if he walked away from the people of the party that helped get him elected," Breaux said. The congressman from northern Louisiana said Breaux and Blanco "just let me know that they were unhappy even hearing that I would talk to the other side because they're both 100 percent Democrat. I'm not 100 percent Democrat. They've all endorsed John Kerry (for president), and I'm not going to do that." Blanco said she told Alexander to weigh the uncertainty of a Bush-Kerry presidential race. "The tide may turn on him," the governor said, adding she suggested Alexander not make a quick decision. Alexander, who won a close race two years ago, faces a possible fight with former Rep. John Cooksey, a Republican who held Alexander's seat before him. Alexander said he did not have a deadline but would choose between the parties before he signs up to seek re-election this summer.