Oh God, Please Don't

[rpannier]

As the Republican Party lurches toward Whig status and some Republicans have begun jumping ship Irish Central has reported that Congressman Peter King (AC-NY) is threatening to join the Democratic Party.
I am enjoying the infighting within the Republican Party and am pleased when they leave and become independents. But Peter King can rot. He is someone the Party doesn't need. His imbecilic behavior in congress is part of the reason that congress is so dysfunctional in the first place.

If you can stomach the fawning story at IOrish Central here's the link
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/GOP-Congressman-Peter-King-hints-he-may-become-a-Democrat-VIDEO-226881581.html

Rot Peter King. F*CK YOU!

AC = Ass Circus which is bigger than an Asshat or Ass Clown

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Agree

I don't want him in the Democratic Party. . . he can go Indie.

[MoonRiver]

2. I don't know.

Every additional congress critter who joins our caucus brings us closer to taking back the House. Yeah, King is bad, but maybe, just maybe he has learned some lessons.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. He was one of the few Republicants to vote against the impeachment of Bill Clinton...

and the censure of Charlie Rangel but he he would the most conservative Democrat since Gene Taylor.

[n2doc]

8. He would be more liberal than my DINO, John Barrow

Who doesn't support a clean CR. And who repeatedly voted to 'repeal' the ACA.

[global1]

4. I Understand Your Feelings About Peter King - But....

think of the impact this highly visible Repug would have on voters in the Repug Party if he did make the switch. It would really set them a thinking. I wonder how Fox would protray his switching. They would be flummoxed.

Though I share your feelings on Peter King - having him switch over to the Dems would really send a message and maybe encourage other Moderate Repugs to jump ship as well.

[msanthrope]

5. Look--I don;t want that bastid. But if this article is in anyway true, it means that King, the

opportunist extrodinaire, has smelt the rotting stench of the Repubs and is looking for a lifeboat.

[flamingdem]

7. King is just using this opportunity

and will do exactly nothing.

[msanthrope]

9. Oh..I don't think he's jumping ship. Not at all. But I think he's out there, signaling this might

be over for the Repubs.

[flamingdem]

13. I think Boehner is looking for an escape hatch

and King knows he's going to cave, at least I hope that's the case!?

[msanthrope]

16. I can't tell if Boner's looking for an honorable exit, or is just too stewed

to figure out he's already lost.

[rpannier]

18. Second one

Boehner doesn't know what honorable is

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Well, since there are only two R's east of the Hudson...

he's kinda lonely being the only one on Long Island and getting regularly dissed and embarrassed by his neolithic colleagues. Grimm, the other R, is from Staten Island and may be thinking similarly.

I'd rather we beat King fair & square at the polls and put in one of ours, rather than face the thought of primarying the bastid next year, but the whole thing is mildly amusing. Having him caucus with us and having to bite his lip when speaking of the returning
Speaker Pelosi is a bit precious.

[Cali_Democrat]

10. I'd rather he become an independent

We don't need him.

[RandiFan1290]

11. This is how the country is pushed further right

Next we will be told we have to "moderate" with the new tea party. While we are asked to support people like McCain, King, Crist, etc.

[Nye Bevan]

12. My attitude is more "welcome aboard" than "fuck you",

which seems to put me in the minority in this thread.

[msanthrope]

15. He's from New York. We can say both in one sentence. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adirondacker]

32. LMAO! Good One! nt

[Pretzel_Warrior]

34. Good point. Lol. Gotta love NY

[rhett o rick]

27. Are you welcoming his ideology? nm

[Orsino]

36. Even a sworn enemy of the Democratic platform?

You are very forgiving...and not entirely wrong.

But King is thinking not merely of joining the Democratic Party, but of occupying a seat that could go to a politician who hasn't made a career of demeaning, poisoning and paupering the electorate.

I wouldn't want a carpetbagger who just changed ties.

[Nye Bevan]

38. If 20 Republicans did the same thing, and Nancy Pelosi became Speaker,

would you not be ecstatic?

There are things that I dislike about pretty much every politician. But I am really focusing on the numbers here.

[Orsino]

40. 20 more awful Dems would not make me ecstatic, no.

Could be useful if it happened this week or this year, but that's a pipe dream.

[Fumesucker]

14. Imagine how powerful he can be in the Democratic party

He would have all the sensible pragmatic centrists swooning, David Broder would come back from the dead to have a volcanic orgasm of sensible moderate centrism.

Peter King knows which half of the bagel has the cream cheese, rats are exceedingly sensitive that way.

[LondonReign2]

23. Lieberman v2.0

[stranger81]

30. Guy's gonna make me miss Zell Miller. [n/t]

[rhett o rick]

31. Currently the Senate Democrats are united re. the shutdown and pending default.

I guess those here that would accept a Republican into our party arent happy with that. It never fails to amaze me that some here will spew hatred toward a Republican one day and then welcome him into the Democratic Party the next. I guess the letter behind his name is the only important factor. His low-life, anti 99% ideology is acceptable if he has a D behind his name.

[whttevrr]

17. Sorry, that is not your choice.

I think it is up to the individual. No one can tell anyone else which party they choose to register with. It is a selection one makes as they fill out their own individual voter registration form.

Are you advocating for a change in voter registration laws?

[rpannier]

20. No. I just don't want his conservative ass sitting in congress with a D next to his name

[whttevrr]

21. It does not matter what you want.

You cannot choose another person party registration.

[rpannier]

22. Get a frickin clue

Nowhere did I advocate changing any laws
Nowhere did I say he can't
I just said I didn't want him to

Get out of the ass circus brigade dingus

[whttevrr]

24. Excuse me?

Who else do you want to exclude from the Democratic Party?

What the fuck is your major malfunction?

Ass circus brigade dingus? What are you, twelve?

[tk2kewl]

19. fuck that. i wouldn't get to vote against him anymore. i guess i'd have to resort to write-ins.

[backscatter712]

25. Tactically speaking, this is a good thing.

Granted, we're gonna have ideological difficulties, but on the bright side, if Peter King switches to being a Dem, he's gonna be beholden to our party, and will have to do a lot of things our way. He'll be on our side waving spears at them instead of the other way around.

Of course I've got mixed feelings about this, but having one of theirs switch to our side is always good news, especially when you're plotting strategy.

[Wounded Bear]

29. Better to have him inside the tent pissing out....

then outside the tent pissing in.

LBJ (as practical and hard nosed Democrat who ever served

[backscatter712]

37. Exactly. He'll be an obnoxious asshole, but he'll be our obnoxious asshole. n/t

[wandy]

28. At first one might think of this as a good thing. Then you remember..............

It is not being a republican that makes a person evil.
It is being evil that makes a person a republican.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

33. Peter King is afraid of getting primaried

So he's working on his options.

[hrmjustin]

35. We don't want him!

[sibelian]

39. Why can't the Dems just tell him to fuck off?

[grantcart]

41. He has to bring 16 others with him.

[markpkessinger]

42. King is a notorious blowhard . . .

. . . I very much doubt he is serious about this.