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Not Just Barney: Eight Veteran House Dems Retiring

December 28, 2011 - 12:00 am - by Richard Pollock
Nevetsch
2011-12-28 17:53:03

That’s right. Reid and Pelosi will never retire. They have reached the pinacle of power and there’s no way they’re giving it up. Frank would never have folded either but he got redistricted due to Mass losing a house seat (thank goodness). Frank had his toughest race ever in 2010, in the “snaky” district designed just for him, against a no-name (albeit brilliant) young Republican, Sean Bielat. Sean drove Barney batsh*t crazy. He would have lost in a Bielat rematch. As it is, he would get slaughtered in his newly gerrymandered district. I never got to vote against Barney, but we’ve all joyously cheered his long overdue retirement.