(Conservative Republican) Politics drive away Colorado politicians

[deadparrot]

DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- Republican former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell said Tuesday he will not run for Colorado governor this year, accusing conservative Republicans of driving away good candidates.

"You can't be held to a strict ideological code that you can't do anything about," said Campbell, 72, a former Democrat who was the only American Indian in the Senate from 1992 to 2004.

"What they want is absolute obedience," said Campbell, who became a Republican in 1995. He refused to name the GOP leaders.

Campbell had mentioned running for governor as early as September 2004, after announcing he would not seek another term in the Senate. On Tuesday he said the prospect of long hours, low pay, high stress and "constant attacks" were also factors in his decision

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/03/colo.gov.ap/index.html?eref=yahoo

[donheld]

1. Name names Mr Turncoat Camplbell

It's time to call'em out.

[The Magistrate]

2. A Turn-Coat Can Never Have A Home....

[Erika]

3. Republicans want only those who will give blind obedience

They will be left with a bunch of non-thinkers bushbots.

[Divine Discontent]

4. THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I sent this to Olbermann. Shows that humans have problems being used as puppets.

God bless ya Big Ben!
Hey-ya-hey-ya-hey-ya!!! (Native)

[Open Mindz]

5. I knew it!

How else could all of the republicans be so stupid if they weren't being told every move to make. I bet after this hits a lot more republicans will come out and say how annoyed they are at being told what to do all the time.

[Chipper Chat]

6. Have you ever listened to Kay Bailey Hutchinson?

She's the arch-*itch of absolute obedience. When she talks you can visualize a Rovian voice being piped in one ear from the National Republican Playbook and exiting monotonicly out of her mouth as her eyes show no comprehension.
DUers: what other pub politicians are like this?

[saigon68]

7. Rep Mark Green (R) WI 8th

# 3 on Delays list of bribe takers ( and NOW RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR)

He always votes as he is told

He is a total captive of the line ---He clings to the line

"LIKE BARK ON A TREE"

[tanyev]

8. "What they want is absolute obedience"

Gee, that sounds kind of totalitarian. Even fascist.

[gratuitous]

9. Glorioski, Mr. Campbell!

That sounds like one o' them librul talking points. And we know that none of those are true, right? At least, that's what you were saying for the last half of your Senate career. Now you're calling a different tune?

Too soon old, too late smart.

[BoneDaddy]

10. Strange

I always thought it strange that a Native American would be a republican, not that they are not capable of a plurality of thought, but that everything that the Native American culture seems to believe is in direct contrast to that of the republicans.

Kinda like being a black or gay or poor republican, I just don't get it.