[Krankor]

I realize the Sun Times recently announced they were going to be a liberal newspaper, but this is ridiculous. Unless there's two Jim Roncas who are attorneys in Pennsylvania, in 2004 this guy gave $2000 to Kerry, $2000 to Edwards and $1000 to Dem Allyson Scwhartz.

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[samm1148]

Ronca of Smith, Ronca,Kramer the trial lawyers? The pond scum blood suckers going home to momma is all that is.

[italianquaker]

Do these buffoons realize how stupid they seem

[neodad]

Let’s start cranking out the “Republicans who are switching their votes to Democrat” articles.

[Mad_as_heck]

In my book an endorsement from a millionaire lawyer is like an anti-endorsement.

[maine-iac7]

Well, we know that lawyers are taught in Obfuscation 101, that it’s not the truth of things that matter, but how far you can twist things to achieve your purpose.

[Our man in washington]

Another one of those “from Woodstock to my time in the antiwar movement and the nuclear freeze movement, I was a Republican. But then Bush betrayed all my Republican ideals” stories.

[elizabetty]

Is this the same guy with the “I’m a Republican and ashamed of this President” sign we saw during 2004?

[gondramB]

>>After watching the top five Democratic candidates for president speak before a trial lawyers’ group Sunday, attorney Jim Ronca of Philadelphia, a staunch Republican, became certain of one thing: He is not going to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election. He will support the Democrats. “I’m not only going to vote Democratic, I’m going to financially support the Democrats,” Ronca said after a luncheon forum of the American Association for Justice, featuring Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Joe Biden. “The Republicans in Washington are an embarrassment.” <<

People identifying as Republican has dropped and there are party switchers. Support in those staying Republican is much softer - 60% rather than 90%.

But this article is not honest. He didn’t decide that the Republicans are an embarrassment while watching the Democrats debate - I’d bet my car on that.

[Fido969]

Astroturf and dishonest reporting. Who’d a thunk it?

[hophead]

Here are a few links to this ambulance chaser.
http://www.anapolschwartz.com/attorneys/jim_ronca.shtml
http://www.legalspan.com/catalog2/faculty.asp?UserID=20030901904059271288

[billhilly]

What a coincidence! I am a staunch Democrat who has decided to vote Republican for the first time in the 08 election simply because I can’t stand Hillary, Breck Girl and Obama. Also, like Jim Roncas, I can’t be trusted to tell the truth. Not in this case.

[lowbridge]

Here is his record on opensecrets: James Ronca

[shield]

Actually, it doesn’t matter. Hildabeast will lose...GOP will retain the WH...hide and watch...

[lowbridge]

ABC's GMA Highlights Southern Republican Women...Who are Voting for Democrats

Same trail, two paths (Jeb Eddy, Phony Republican once outed as a Dem, on Richard Pombo)

Remember Jeb Eddy? The Democrat Protester Posing As A Republican?

[no dems]

Am I more tired than I thought, or is this thread title
ambiguous. The main title says one thing and the parenthesis says another.

Or am I crazy?

[FlingWingFlyer]

This idiot couldn’t have been too “staunch” of a Republican if he is going to vote for and finance the ‘RATS in 2008. He’s nothing but a lying, bottom-feeding trial lawyer who has always been a “staunch” ‘RAT. I’m a “staunch” Republican and there aren’t enough jury awards in the world to get me to ever vote for a Commie ‘RAT.

[Raycpa]

He might be a republican.

He is farther to the right than a substantial number of congressmen.

[lowbridge]

I did a search of the author, Jennifer Hunter, of the article and found this:

http://newsbusters.org/node/13585

Chicago Sun-Times Touts ‘Republicans’ for Obama

Posted by Michael M. Bates on June 19, 2007 - 18:44.

In today’s Chicago Sun-Times, columnist Jennifer Hunter writes of:

“an interesting phenomenon that has arisen over the last few months: a trend of moderate Republicans who want to vote for Barack Obama. It may seem counterintuitive, conservatives supporting a candidate who wants to tax the wealthy and embrace the conventions in the Kyoto Accord, but there is something in Obama’s message about ridding politics of partisanship that is appealing to these Republicans.”

In the first sentence, moderate Republicans are backing Obama. By the next, they’ve become conservatives. You’d think Ms Hunter, who is married to the newspaper’s publisher, would know - as most people do - that moderate Republican isn’t synonymous with conservative.

Miss Hunter identifies three supposed Republicans now backing Barack Obama. The operative word here is supposed. One of the three voted for John Kerry in the last presidential election. Yet another says she didn’t vote for President Bush in 2004. There’s no indication as to how the other “Republican” voted in 2004.

Yes, it’s apparent those conservative Republicans are eagerly jumping on the Obama bandwagon. Just ask the mainstream media. They’re really on top of those interesting phenomena.

[VeniVidiVici]

Unless there's two Jim Roncas who are attorneys in Pennsylvania, in 2004 this guy gave $2000 to Kerry, $2000 to Edwards and $1000 to Dem Allyson Scwhartz.

To the Sun-Times and trial lawyers, this *IS* a sign of being a staunch conservative Republican.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

In related news:

The GOP Big Tent is right-sizing itself. WooHoo!