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Article: Republican defector makes spurious claims.(Commentary)
- Article from:
- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2005
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Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By John Alltucker For The Register-Guard
On June 26 The Register-Guard published a column from James Chaney, a Eugene attorney, explaining his reasons for leaving the Republican Party and joining the Democratic Party. On Aug. 7 the newspaper published a Commentary article by Chaney on the reaction to those remarks.
Chaney's comments were articulate and thoughtful. However, his opinions about what to do next in American politics may differ from those of other voters.
People's opinions are usually based on the sum of their experiences, and few have had the same ones. We should therefore expect our opinions about what to do ...