Submit a Story!
A Democrat leaves the fold, citing Obama
A member of the Texas House follows the well-worn path for Southern Democrats, and blames Obama: Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, will seek reelection, but as a Republican — a move that might save his neck while wrecking the party's chances at winning a majority in the House.  ...
Comments
Blog Reactions

A Texas House Democrat leaves the party, citing Obama
The Political Carnival — ... When in doubt, and when you can't win a Democratic election, blame Obama: Rep. Chuck Hopson, D-Jacksonville, will seek reelection, but as a Republican — a move that might save his neck while wrecking the party's chances at winning a majority in the House. [...] "President Obama and the Democrats in Congress just don't reflect the values of this district," he said. ...

Related Content
You Fold
angrybear.blogspot.com 9/12/2009 — Robert Waldmann I can't believe this "Illegal Immigrants Could Not Buy Insurance on New ‘Exchange,’ White House Says" So a rude idiot shouts "you lie" and Obama decides he has to punish undocumented aliens. This is not about subsidies which were clearly not on offer yesterday. This is about ...
Focus on House wins, counsels Kaine (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News 23 days ago
Politico - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said anxious politicians in his party who face tough congressional races next year should settle their nerves by focusing less on this week’s governor’s races than on the special ...
House Dems say Sat. vote on health care may slip (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 23 days ago
AP - The White House says President Barack Obama regrets a delay in plans for a House vote on sweeping health care legislation and that he'll visit Capitol Hill Saturday to personally lobby for it.
Job Losses Cloud Agenda for ObamaWSJ.com: Politics And Policy 23 days ago
Obama said his economic team was examining additional infrastructure spending, energy incentives, business tax cuts and other measures to spur job creation.
Political Memo: On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election ResultsNYT > Politics 23 days ago
Even politically vulnerable Democrats in Congress said the party’s losses in two governor’s races this week were not big influences on their decision on health care.
Obama to speak to House Dems as health vote nears (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 22 days ago
AP - President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.