If I were to join a Party...

...I'd join the Republican Party.

I guess that's not a shock since I'm pretty conservative - though I'm not so sure the Republican Party wants to be conservative any more - but I found another reason why I'd be a Republican before I'd ever be a Democrat.

(This was part of a story speculating who would be the committee chairs if the Democrats were to take control of Congress this fall.)

Republicans award chairmanships based on the evaluation of a leadership committee that takes into account leadership fealty, fundraising prowess and other factors. Democrats would award would-be chairmanships strictly by seniority.

Sounds like the way public school teachers are recognized. The longer you teach, the more you get paid. Who cares if you don't really know how to teach? You're tenured!!

Any Party that awards leadership positions solely on account of the length of employment is one I can't support.