GOPer Goes Off On 'Idiot' NY Lawmaker Who Just Became A Dem

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Republican New York Assemblyman John Ceretto announced on Tuesday that he will run for re-election in 2016 as a Democrat, prompting one of his fellow Republican assembly members to launch a series of insults at Ceretto on Twitter.

Before serving in the New York state assembly, Ceretto was a member of the Democratic Party, according to The Buffalo News. He switched to the Republican Party in 2006, and he was elected to the assembly as a Republican in 2010. And now he's ready to return to the Democratic party.

Steve McLaughlin on Tuesday called Ceretto an "idiot" and said he had the "intellectual fire power of a squirt-gun."

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"I first got involved in public service to help our neighbors and have always put people ahead of politics, and that won’t change," he said in the statement. "I’ll continue to work with members on both sides of the aisle to do what’s best for our community – so that our children don’t have to leave to find good jobs and success elsewhere."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-mclaughlin-john-ceretto-democrat-idiot


Assemblyman John Ceretto will become a Democrat
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2015/08/8574511/assemblyman-john-ceretto-will-become-democrat#
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“John was a Democrat before and he often voted with us, and he just feels it's a better fit and we're happy to have him," Heastie said. “I just love when people wake up and feel like being a Democrat is the right thing to do.”

[rasputin1952]

1. GOP heads explode!

Nothing wrong w/that!

[tularetom]

2. Looks like Mr Ceretto is a bit of an opportunist and not a man of deeply held principles

He was a Democrat who became a republican who then became a Democrat again.

I would count on him staying put if I was them.

[Eleanors38]

3. McLaughlin can't scratch his own ass for fear of a brain hemorrhage.

[valerief]

4. If he's an opportunist who does no harm, he's better than any GOP believer.

But he does sound like a *****.