3 elected Mississippi Democrats switch to GOP (State Senator, State Representative, etc.)

CTPost.com ^ | 12/28/10 | HOLBROOK MOHR

[LdSentinal]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three elected Mississippi Democrats announced Tuesday they are switching to the Republican Party, a move Republicans described as a victory for the GOP and a rebuke of Democratic Party ideology.

State Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, state Rep. Bobby Shows and Simpson County Superintendent of Education Joe Welch announced the changes in their party affiliation during a news conference Tuesday at Mississippi Republican Party headquarters in Jackson.

The party switches don't shift the balance of power in either house of the state Legislature, but GOP officials said it's part of continuing trend in Mississippi and beyond. At least 17 elected Democrats in Mississippi have defected to the GOP in the past two years, Mississippi GOP Chairman Brad White said.

[hosepipe]

2012 could be a sea change in political demographics..
Which would make 2010 a test case..

[Cisco Nix]

Three more RINOS

[Red_Devil 232]

Yup!

[Viking2002]

'Three elected Mississippi Democrats announced Tuesday they are switching to the Republican Party, a move Republicans described as a victory for the GOP and a rebuke of Democratic Party ideology.'

Horseshit. They'll be back on the plantation the second it becomes politically expedient to do so. Politicians don't have 'come to Jesus' moments - they're more like ticks looking for another host to feed on.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Windflier]

Man, this is becoming a virtual epidemic. Rats are jumping ship all over the country now.

[goodnesswins]

YEP....I don’t trust these converts one bit.

[SonofReagan]

We won what? 693 state leg. seats in the election? This has got to bring the total well over 710

[Islander7]

Three more RINOS

I wouldn't be too sure about that. Mississippi is very conservative. We have the last of the true conservative democrats in office.

But, time will tell. Party labels be damned. We need honest, conservative elected officials; period.

[Cisco Nix]

I see that it’s possible. Reagan was a democrat at one time.

[truthbetold11]

i have a hard time when they switch cause they could be playing possum

[B4Ranch]

>>Politicians don’t have ‘come to Jesus’ moments - they’re more like ticks looking for another host to feed on.<<

Truer words were never spoken!

[Farnsworth]

I suspect we may see more party switching as the year goes by. However, will they be RINO’s or conservatives? Time will tell

[the invisib1e hand]

I see that it’s possible. Reagan was a democrat at one time.

they're no Ronald Reagan.

[Cisco Nix]

“they’re no Ronald Reagan”

Nope. From what I could google, they certainly are not.

[the invisib1e hand]

I wouldn't be too sure about that. Mississippi is very conservative. We have the last of the true conservative democrats in office. But, time will tell. Party labels be damned. We need honest, conservative elected officials; period.

right. So did they need to change their party in order to be conservative?

[PGalt]

Read them their Miranda rights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnJDaqT3-0

[PGalt]

Life, liberty and the pursuit and destruction of totalitarians.

[vette6387]

They are from the “wet finger in the wind” Party. They have no guiding values other than staying in the legislature. If the Republicans had any moral values themselves, they’d refuse them entry into the party. The Tea Party should run some real conservatives against these a$$ hats in 2012.

[Cisco Nix]

We need a new Party. Tea Party, Conservative Party anything but to keep voting for nothing. The Republican Party has gone faggot.