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| Staff walks out on party-switcher Griffith |
| 2010-01-05 |
| Rep. Parker Griffith's (Ala.) staff has resigned en masse after his recent decision to switch parties and become a Republican . In a sternly worded statement, Griffith Chief of Staff Sharon Wheeler announced the exit of herself, along with legislative director Megan Swearingen, senior legislative assistant Brian Greer, legislative assistant Will Crain, press secretary Sean Magers, legislative correspondent Arinze Ifekauche, legislative correspondent Chase Chesser, staff assistant Mary Lou Hughston, congressional fellows Anjali Shah Kastorf and Leslee Oden and intern Andrew Menefee. Griffith's political consulting team has already parted ways with him since he announced over the holiday break that he would switch parties. "Alabama's 5th district has deserved and has benefited from great Democratic conservative leadership since Reconstruction. And until now they had it," Wheeler said. "I appreciate Congressman Griffith's being a very dedicated congressman. But we believe he made a mistake -- a well-intentioned but misguided mistake that is not in the interest of the great people of North Alabama who elected him a year ago as a Democrat. As his staff, we wish him only the best, and we all remain committed to the citizens of the Tennessee Valley. But we cannot, in good conscience, continue working for him." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Find the words or phrases that don't fit in the following paragraph and draw a horizontal line through each please: "Alabama's 5th district has deserved and has So much for employee loyalty to the guy that signs the checks. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-05 16:18 |
| #5 Weren't doing there jobs very well anyway if they are so partisan and the Representative switched sides. Wonder how many stayed. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-01-05 10:11 |
| #4 I'm sure they already have other jobs lined up (most of them, anyway). Not like it would be that hard to replace them with 10+% official unemployment, however. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-01-05 09:24 |
| #3 "I appreciate Congressman Griffith's being a very dedicated congressman. But we believe he made a mistake -- a well-intentioned but misguided mistake that is not in the interest of the great people of North Alabama who elected him a year ago as a Democrat. As his staff, we wish him only the best, and we all remain committed to the citizens of the Tennessee Valley. But we cannot, in good conscience, continue working for him." Said by someone who lives in either MD, VA, or DC. This is the Beltway(tm) talking telling the people back in the district that they know what's better for them. It's really not about party as much as about power. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-01-05 09:20 |
| #2 The lemmings on the march! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-01-05 08:41 |
| #1 Don't let the door hit ya etc., etc.. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2010-01-05 01:07 |