At 10:54 PM 7/18/01, John D. Giorgis wrote:
>At 10:45 PM 7/18/01 -0500 Dan Minette wrote:
> >Oh, one of the two Rockefeller Republicans just officially became an
> >independant about two months ago. The other one went into hiding.
> >
> >I don't know a single Rockefeller Republican, but I know scores of the other
> >two groups.
>
>One of my firends colorfully called them the "Scumbag Six" (now 5.)
>
>They were, Jeffords, Snowe, Collins, Chaffee, Specter, and one more whom
>I'm too tired to think about right now. He's currently debating whether
>or not to replace Jeffords with McCain.
>
>Given that you live in Texas, I'm not surprised that you don't meet
>Rockefeller Republicans on a daily basis. They're very much alive and
>kicking in the Northeast though, and still very much control the Republican
>parties - from Maine to Maryland. In fact, I think that just about *all*
>the Republicans in my parents' home district of Montgomery County Maryland
>are pretty much Rockefeller-esque. There's so little difference between
>them and the Democrats these days that our Congressional Seat changed hands
>three times during the 1990's and nobody much noticed.
Alabama may be like Texas, in that I have frequently heard the term
"Rockefeller Republican," but am not sure I could define the term. Could
you explain it to me?
-- Ronn! :)
