Chafee no longer a Republican

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[Sub-Driver]

Chafee no longer a Republican

Former Repubican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, who lost his seat in last year’s Democratic congressional wave, announced that he has left the Republican Party, according to the Providence Journal.

“It’s not my party any more,” he said.

In his seven-year tenure in the Senate, Chafee frequently split from his party on key legislation. He opposed the war in Iraq, voted with Democrats on estate tax and HMO regulation legislation and refused to support the confirmation of U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.

In the past, Chafee had insisted that he would remain in the Republican Party. But he did not endorse President Bush for re-election in 2004, and faced a fierce primary challenge from his right in last year’s Senate race.

Chafee and his father, former Sen. John Chafee, held Rhode Island’s Senate seat in Republican hands for 30 years. National Republicans poured money into the state last year to aid Chafee’s re-election, but he lost to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).

[Sub-Driver]

he never was........

[Hazzardgate]

BYE BYE

[pissant]

Good riddance.

[jubail]

Chafee was a Rockefeller/McCain republican. Comprise no more than 5% of the party.

[DoughtyOne]

“It’s not my party any more,” he said. It's kindof sad when a person is the last to know."

[saganite]

“It’s not my party any more,” he said.

That is indeed good news. Maybe more RINO’s will get the message.

[NormsRevenge]

sniffle sniffle, where’s muh hanky.. boo hooo hoooo

[Artemis Webb]

You won’t be missed dickweed (Can I say “dickweed” if it’s about Lincoln Chafee?).

[Babu]

No, correction, he's no longer a RINO.

Like we care, Lincoln. Go play in traffic.

[Mike Darancette]

“It’s not my party any more,” he said.

That ship sailed long ago.

[NormsRevenge]

“It’s not my party any more,” he said.

.. a man without a party.. I think he was with ‘IT’s My Party Too!’,, the group Christie Whitman was pumping..

[gusopol3]

as opposed to a has-been

[Wings-n-Wind]

Yo... Linc...

Don't let the screen door hit you in the patootie in the way out!

[tenthirteen]

Now that he has given up the Republican party, maybe we can have a cherished Republican name (Lincoln) back too.

He is loathe to retain it.

[Danae]

Oh DAMN. Turn out the lights, the party’s over.....

[lowbridge]

“It’s not my party any more,” he said.

When was it ever?

[JerseyHighlander]

There is no deep philosophical reasoning, no internal struggle, no struggle at all.

The Chafees want to get a better set of invitations to the beach cottages.

[rhombus]

Who’s next? Olympia Snow? Susan Collins?

[bray]

One of the best things that happened in the election.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Scotsman will be Free]

exactamundo.