Westlund Conspiracy Theory

Over at the NW Republican Blog, Teddy P and gang have been pushing their Westlund conspiracy theory. Their story supposedly goes like this: Westlund dropped out of the race for governor and made a deal with Ted Kulongoski to get a political appointment at some future date, so that Kulongoski would be assured re-election last November.

Hmm...and they lefty's conspiracy nuts?

Recently, Westlund announced he has changed his party affiliation from Independent to Democrat. Westlund was a Republican until earlier this year when he switch to Independent status to run for governor. In August, Westlund dropped out of the race despite having collected the signatures he needed to file as a candidate for the governor's race.

But here is the jaw dropper: Now Bill Sizemore (of all people) is calling for a recall of Westlund because he changed his party affiliation to Democrat. In his post, he specifically repeats the same conspiracy theory that has been repeated on many right wing blogs:

"Ben was elected as a Republican in a Republican district in Central Oregon. Switching parties breaks faith with the voters who elected him. I think an enthusiastic, energized recall drive might take a little wind out of Mr. Westlund's sails. Let's see how self-righteous he sounds when he has to sell Central Oregon voters on all of those left wing positions he has now embraced. He might have to go to Ted a little sooner than expected for that appointment for which he has been hoping and Republicans would have one more seat in their caucus. This time it might even be a real Republican. "-Bill Sizemore

Wow, Sizemore has a lot of nerve calling for a recall of Westlund on a basis of ethics? Is this the same guy who's political foundation was found guilty of fraudulent signature gathering?

The only thing Westlund has done is change his party affiliation, nothing wrong with that. Why the right wants to make a capital offense out of this is beyond me. Especially given the many scandals that have been uncovered among members of their own party.