Rep Obey Calls It Quits

[PatekPhilippe]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

Wow....another quitter....who'd have guessed?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

Wow....another quitter....who'd have guessed?

OMG! How did I miss that!??

 

[Dr.House]

How ironic is it when the D party stands a better chance of winning a seat when the incumbent D "drops out"....

 

[Gatekeeper]

From the people I converse with over the past few weeks, it seems they along with myself are fed up with all of their combined nonsense. That being said, most of them I would guess 7 out of 10 that I have talked to, are not voting for ANY incumbents if possible without cutting off their noses to spite their face. There are still a few 'dedicated to the people' politicians left but unfortunately not many.

From my perspective the Dems especially best get their personal effects in order, line up moving and storage companies and prepare to exit their golden nests. Repubs take notice, a lot of you are going to hit the road also. I suspect the move to end the "Career Politician" has hopefully begun. It does give credence to the old saying that "Familiarity breeds contempt". In the case of many politicians it can be translated into 'Familiarity breeds more for me and my pals, and less for 'them' (being the voters) Yes, and they did just vote themselves another nice pay raise while so many are struggling to make ends meet.

We can only hope that all this chest pounding for "Real Change" in the political arena will come to fruition.

This country needs a "New Blood Transfusion" desperately.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Gerrymandering is the only thing that will keep Dem losses under 100+ seats this election.

 

[Big Fitz]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

...only 36 years too late.

that carbunkle on the congress's ass is finally going away thanks to a strong challenge by a conservative. And if Milwaukee actually elects a conservative to high office (as it is one if not the only city in the US to have multiple socialist mayors) this is a massive sea change in what's going on politically in this nation. Confirming a lot of other indicators across the nation.

 

[Big Fitz]

Gerrymandering is the only thing that will keep Dem losses under 100+ seats this election.

And if the new GOP majority does happen, they need to bust up that gerrymandering, and fast. Smallest Volume, shortest perimeter, fewest corners.

 

[Paulie]

Wimps out? The man's been in office since 1969, hasn't had a real challenge since the Reagan Administration, and he's 71.

The fact that he's a career congressman that's bouncing instead of facing his first tough election in decades is why he most certainly is wimping out.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

So speaks our resident conloon.

I wondered where you had been hiding.

 

[driveby]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

So speaks our resident conloon.

I wondered where you had been hiding.

Says the fake conloon .........

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Gerrymandering is the only thing that will keep Dem losses under 100+ seats this election.

And if the new GOP majority does happen, they need to bust up that gerrymandering, and fast. Smallest Volume, shortest perimeter, fewest corners.

States control Congressional Districts not the Federal legislature. And both side Gerrymander.

 

[xsited1]

Another one bites the dust....
Powerful House chairman Obey to retire - Yahoo! News

All the libs on this board will be eating crow in Nov. The writing is on the wall and the Democratic leadership knows it. This is the most incompetent Congress and most incompetent president in history. Bad economy, bad foreign policy, bad domestic policy--they can run but they can't hide. And in Obey's case he can't run either.

I'm surprised he got elected with teeth that bad.

 

[Big Fitz]

How ironic is it when the D party stands a better chance of winning a seat when the incumbent D "drops out"....

yep, this is on par with say John Kerry quitting.

 

[Big Fitz]

Gerrymandering is the only thing that will keep Dem losses under 100+ seats this election.

And if the new GOP majority does happen, they need to bust up that gerrymandering, and fast. Smallest Volume, shortest perimeter, fewest corners.

States control Congressional Districts not the Federal legislature. And both side Gerrymander.

Yep, and that's a critical problem in government. The rules of this need to be far tighter.

 

[The T]

And if the new GOP majority does happen, they need to bust up that gerrymandering, and fast. Smallest Volume, shortest perimeter, fewest corners.

States control Congressional Districts not the Federal legislature. And both side Gerrymander.

Yep, and that's a critical problem in government. The rules of this need to be far tighter.

Yep. The practice of gerrymandering needs to cease.

 

[JimH52]

The GOP is prostituting itself to the Tea Party. Crisp is the first of many who, after being thrown out by Tea Party pressure, who runs independently. The GOP is becoming a fractures body.

 

[jreeves]

The GOP is prostituting itself to the Tea Party. Crisp is the first of many who, after being thrown out by Tea Party pressure, who runs independently. The GOP is becoming a fractures body.

Hence, why we will see huge GoP gains in the House and Senate.

 

[Devil505]

The GOP is prostituting itself to the Tea Party. Crisp is the first of many who, after being thrown out by Tea Party pressure, who runs independently. The GOP is becoming a fractures body.

Hence, why we will see huge GoP gains in the House and Senate.

I agree. The "Bloodbath" the GOP partisans are praying for is just not going to happen. Nobody really believe the GOP leadership .....(.the same scoundrels who almost destroyed this country when they ran things, paid for nothing & started 2 unwinnable wars.)......will not take back either the House or the Senate in November. (They'll undoubtedly blame it on Acorn...or the "Liberal Media" but....they'll still be a small, angry & elderly minority.

 

[The Rabbi]

The GOP is prostituting itself to the Tea Party. Crisp is the first of many who, after being thrown out by Tea Party pressure, who runs independently. The GOP is becoming a fractures body.

Hence, why we will see huge GoP gains in the House and Senate.

I agree. The "Bloodbath" the GOP partisans are praying for is just not going to happen. Nobody really believe the GOP leadership .....(.the same scoundrels who almost destroyed this country when they ran things, paid for nothing & started 2 unwinnable wars.)......will not take back either the House or the Senate in November. (They'll undoubtedly blame it on Acorn...or the "Liberal Media" but....they'll still be a small, angry & elderly minority.

Yeah. That upset in New Jersey was an accident. So was the upset in VA. And the upset in MA.
In fact Democrats have been skewered in every election since the presidential. And evidence is building they will get theirs in Nov. Along with Republicans who supported them.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The Rabbi has not been successful in predicting before, and all of his incidents happened more than a half year go. Been slow slogging since then, huh, Rab, since Americans have caught on the GOP still has not learned. No, the Dems will stay in power then really ram down a new great fair obama society because we can't get it together.