HOUSE REPUBLICAN THROWS HIS SUPPORT TO OBAMA

[kpete]

HOUSE REPUBLICAN THROWS HIS SUPPORT TO OBAMA.... There are 434 members of the House, and none of them has broken ranks to support the other party's presidential candidate. With that in mind, I found this pretty interesting.

Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, a maverick Republican from Maryland, endorsed Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president in an interview Wednesday with WYPR, Baltimore's National Public Radio station.

Gilchrest, who lost a primary campaign and is retiring from Congress, has already endorsed the Democrat running for his seat, Frank Kratovil. Justifying his endorsement of Obama, Gilchrest said that "we can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's somewhat haphazard, which leads to recklessness."

Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), "have the breadth of experience. I think they're prudent. They're knowledgeable."

more at:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_09/014780.php
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0908/Republican_Congressman_endorses_Obama.html

[Arugula Latte]

1. Rats. Ship. Jump.

[bdamomma]

2. hmm... are they running from their own party now.

the rats are leaving the ship.

[KingFlorez]

3. Great news

[JuniperLea]

4. They are still rats and I don't trust them...

But at least they finally understand that no one is falling for the BS anymore... except those terminally ill with Kool Aid poisoning... aka Bush's Base/Backwash.

[bigdarryl]

5. There will be more thats my prediction

[PermanentRevolution]

6. So... Obama wins the "maverick Republican" vote?

Oh, the irony! :rofl:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. Wayne Gilcrest is NO Maverick!!!!

He was going to lose here in MD so he is retiring instead. We were coming after his ass here so he got wise. Chump!

[cui bono]

9. But that could be good for him to be called that since McCain claims he's the Maverick

If the real republican Mavericks now end... oh wait... that's an oxymoron isn't it?

[Cha]

11. Well, he could be the silent type..looks like he

had a freakin' epiphany with his inevitable loss/retirement?

[cui bono]

8. Yay! We got one! Wish he were still serving though.

Wonder if we'll get any live ones?

[greenbriar]

10. thats awesome but the number is 435

just saying

[Hope And Change]

12. K & R!

[MrScorpio]

13. I don't think the "rats" thingy applies to this one - He's truly disgusted with the GOP

He's giving it ALL up... He even endorsed the Democrat running for his own seat.

[yardwork]

14. Obama, don't let them get away with this.

They can't run away from what they've done. Time to play ball for real with Democrats.

[TwilightGardener]

17. Yeah. Tell Gilchrist and ALL Republicans and Indies who are thinking of supporting

Obama to go fuck themselves, we only need Democrats to support us. Too bad some Democrats support McCain, otherwise we might win that way.

[TooRaLoo]

15. Maybe the sanity will spread! K & R

[PresidentObama]

16. I'll take this endorsement over Lynn Forester De Fuckhead.

[LynneSin]

18. I'm waiting for Mike Castle of DE to support Obama/Biden

He's pretty moderate and good friends with BIden too

[progressoid]

19. Add him to the list.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/leach-chafee-start-republicans-for-obama-2008-08-12.html

Leach, Chafee start ‘Republicans for Obama’
By Walter Alarkon
Posted: 08/12/08 01:48 PM

Former Republican Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa) and former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) touted Barack Obama as the presidential candidate who represents the traditional conservatism that they feel has been forgotten under President Bush.

In an Obama campaign conference call Tuesday, during which Leach announced his endorsement of Sen. Obama (D-Ill.), the two former lawmakers tied presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to Bush’s positions, particularly on the war in Iraq and spending.

[southpaw]

20. Will this get the coverage that Lady DeRothschild's defection garnered?

Probably not.

Good news, just the same!

[FogerRox]

21. May the flood gates open