R.I. Gov. Chafee to become Democrat, run for 2nd term

[sofa king]

64. I would rather he retire.

He's got about the same cred with me right now as a "Paperclip Nazi" would have had with me in 1953.

I tracked that guy's Senate voting record for years. He facilitated everything that Republicans tried to do to the American people, and we are far worse off for it now.

Chafee's dissenting votes--his "liberal padding"--were carefully and only occasionally allowed by his keepers, usually in votes where Republicans weren't going to be able to muster the total votes needed to obstruct and delay. But just like Olympia Snowe, he was always there for the quorum calls Republicans needed to delay, and with the majority votes needed to put the evil Republican plans over the top. The world today is my fucking citation for that.

Those of you out there who wish to welcome or defend him had better damned well remember that Lincoln Chafee the Senator was a far different person from Lincoln Chafee the Senatorial Candidate. He will have to change an awful lot just to meet the minimal qualifications that a real Democrat would already have ingrained, and he can never be forgiven for what he has already done.