Republicans Retiring Congress Eight Times Faster Than Dems
Posted on | October 16, 2007
When the going gets tough, the sissies cut and run:
All told, 17 Republican lawmakers have their sights on Capitol Hill’s exit signs.
Democrats, however, aren’t leaving. Just two Democrats have called it quits — both of them leaving the House to seek higher office in the Senate.
An article Tuesday in the Los Angeles Times seeks to illuminate the cause. The piece paints a Republican caucus that is disillusioned with Bush’s poll numbers, the war in Iraq, the possibility of a soft economy and perhaps most importantly: life in the minority.
“I don’t like being in the minority,” Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL), who was first elected in 1994, told the Times. “It’s not that much fun, and the prospects for the future don’t look that good.”
The numbers of retiring congressmembers aren’t out of line with previous sessions. What makes the current situation unique is the number of Republicans who are retiring relative to the number of Democrats.
They weren’t in Congress to work; they were there to rubber-stamp a corporate agenda. That’s going to be a little bit tougher in the next few years, and some obviously lack dedication.
