Comments on: Lincoln Chafee Leaves Republican Party

By: Al Bee

Al Bee — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:01:42 +0000

Hmmm! Losing Chaffee is like losing a headache. The headache will return. The frailities of men like Chaffee are beyond the ken of most men. Some must be jollied or humored and I never thought him worth the effort. .

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:02:05 +0000

It would put New England back in play without seriously alienating the South.

In case y'all hadn't noticed, the South only likes to talk about small government, and then we go and accept large federal subsidies, try to get the government to imprison scary brown people and like to have our church teachings become law.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:27:12 +0000

Yesterday, he criticized Republican leaders for abandoning fiscal conservatism, once a mainstay of Republican politics, by passing tax cuts without spending cuts to balance the resulting loss of revenue.

Will someone please ask Mr. Chafee to check the past several years' tax revenues, and have him point out the "loss of revenue"? I don't think he'll find any.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:51:13 +0000

Wait, I'm confused, Rick. What are we trading here, horses or pigs?

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:30:51 +0000

there are more RINOS and donkeys put together than elephants

And there are more DINOS and elephants put together than there are donkeys.

But much more to the point there are significantly more independents, DINO's, and RINO's than there are either Republicans or Democrats (exclusive). The reasons that the two major political parties remain at the helm are some combination of inertia, organization, and election laws that favor the two main political parties.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:10:22 +0000

Chafee is just trying to curry favor with the Democrat party by engaging in an opportunistic publicity stunt.

By: Rick DeMent

Rick DeMent — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:44:22 +0000

Tragically, small government ideology is wholly incompatible with winning national elections were the only real power is the ability to horse trade pork.