Eric Massa was a RETHUG until 2004

[malaise]

Do not be fooled DUers. As the chickens were coming home to roost he suddenly realized he was against Iraq war.

That is all.

Corrected - he left before 2006. Thank you TheWraith

[lame54]

1. He ran out of repug interns to grope

[Swamp Rat]

2. That I did not know!

:hi::hug::kick:

[malaise]

3. Yes indeed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Massa
A former Republican, he left his party over the issue of the Iraq War and campaigned in New Hampshire during the unsuccessful presidential bid of his former boss, Wesley Clark.

During the 2006 campaign, Massa positioned himself as strongly opposed to the Iraq war and unrestricted free trade, favoring instead fair trade. Other issues in his platform included expanding farm aid programs, as well as bringing homeland security money to the 29th District. Massa is also active in Band of Brothers/Veterans for a Secure America whose goal is to help veterans who are running for Congress as Democrats. He also supported a system for universal health care.

Massa has recently worked as a business consultant for Strategic Insight, a defense consulting firm in Alexandria, Virginia. Massa, during a press conference in June, 2007, stated that he "curtailed all other activities in April (2007) when he became an active candidate".

[cutlassmama]

4. Well, no wonder then. Thanks for the info.

[TheWraith]

5. No. He switched parties before 2004, at least...

Since he was backing his former CO, Wes Clark, in the presidential race after he switched.

[malaise]

7. Thanks - so he left the ReTHUGS over the war

That is admirable, but the fact is he is a former ReTHUG.

[inna]

6. I didn't know that either. Very disappointing and surprising, I must say.

[upi402]

8. Well IF he is a hypocritically gay harasser guy

then that makes sense to me.

[Stinky The Clown]

9. That's a widely known fact.

Well .... what is widely known is that he worked for republicans on matters military in DC. Staffer sort of job.

[Pab Sungenis]

10. The only thing more conservative than a Corning Republican

is a Corning Democrat.

[demtenjeep]

11. figures

.

[opihimoimoi]

12. The GOPers Own this dude???? I Shoulda known...