Has John Dingell gone over to the dark side????

[rpannier]

I found this on Yahoo News.

"It is clear Medicare can do better and we are insisting that they do so," said Rep. John Dingell (news, bio, voting record), R-Mich., the bill's author.

R-Mich.??? I had no idea Rep Dingell had joined the republican party.
Dingell is a Democrat.

They (Yahoo) must have hired drunken monkeys to do their fact checking.

link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070111/ap_on_go_pr_wh/medicare_drugs

[bluewave]

1. Think he means on negotiating prices.

Maybe?

[rpannier]

3. Yeah But Dingell is a Democrat

and they have him listed as a Republican in the story.

I find it amazing how inept their (Yahoo) fact check people are. I mean, Dingell is not a new House member.

[bluewave]

7. Jesus, I didn't even notice. Seems very undisciplined

to not even check something so basic.

Edit: Looks like AP.

[TahitiNut]

2. I've not always agreed with DIngell (D-Ford&GM), but he's no 'R'.

That said, I'll take Conyers over Dingell every day - and twice on Sunday.

[knitter4democracy]

4. Dingell and his family should be pissed.

They're quite the dynasty here, and for good reason. Good people.

[Lautremont]

5. WHO IS DINGELL.

[rpannier]

6. Representative John D. Dingell (D-MI 15th)

27th-term Democrat from Michigan.

Party: Democrat
Residence: Dearborn
Marital Status: Married (Deborah)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney, Park Ranger
Prev. Political Exp.: Wayne Co. Asst. Prosecutor, 1953-55
Education: BS Georgetown University, 1949; JD Georgetown University, 1952
Military: USA, 1944-46
Birthdate: 07/08/1926
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO
Religion: Catholic


info:
http://yahoo.capwiz.com/y/bio/keyvotes/?id=329