Another State Representative Changes Parties
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: February 4, 2013
Following
the
Monday announcement that State Rep. Richard Laird of Roanoke has
decided to leave the Democrat Party and caucus with Republicans while
serving as an Independent member of the Alabama House, Speaker Mike
Hubbard (R - Auburn) released the following statement:
"For
several years I have urged Rep. Laird to leave the Democrat Party
because his political
beliefs are much more conservative than the liberalism that dominates
the other side of the aisle, and our conversations have intensified over
the past several months.
While
I respect his decision to serve the remainder of his term as an
Independent, I am very
happy that he has accepted my invitation to caucus with the House
Republicans. His voice will be a welcomed addition to the chorus of
conservatives who are already members of the Republican Caucus.
It
is obvious that the Alabama Democrat Party is suffering from a serious
case of 'trickle
down liberalism' in which the left-wing philosophies of President Obama
and his congressional cronies have taken firm root at the state level.
As long as the Democrats allow liberals to dictate their Party's path,
they will continue to hemorrhage members and
lose respected public servants like Richard Laird."
