Five Republican judges switch to Democratic Party, including four from Jefferson County

[lame54]

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/07/five_republican_judges_switch.html

Five Republican judges switch to Democratic Party, including four from Jefferson County
Posted by Associated Press July 17, 2009 5:05 PM

MONTGOMERY -- Five Republican judges in Alabama have switched to the Democratic Party.

The executive committee of the Alabama Democratic Party voted Friday in Montgomery to accept four Jefferson County judges and one Montgomery County judge into the party so they can run as Democrats in 2010.

The Jefferson County party switchers are Circuit Judges Dan King and Virginia Vinson and District Judges Eric Fancher and Sheldon Watkins. The party switcher from Montgomery County is Circuit Judge William Shashy.

The executive board also voted to accept former Republican state Rep. Johnny Ford of Tuskegee into the party. That will allow Ford to run for a state Senate seat next year as a Democrat.

[berni_mccoy]

1. Not sure I like that. I'd rather see real dems run for those positions.

[Ian David]

2. Don't trust them. n/t

[YOY]

3. Can you say "Blue dogs"?

n.t.

[BolivarianHero]

4. Republican + Alabama = semi-literate Bible thumper

Not the sort of person worthy of a judgeship, especially not a judgeship with a D next to their name.

[SoCalDem]

5. Clever ploy to remain in office.. I hope they are "primaried" by REAL dems

Changing the "R" into a "D" does not necessarily alter one's general philosophy of life..:grr: