The floodgates open: another GOP Rep. retires

[ProSense]

It Sucks Being In The Minority

Just ask Rep. Chip Pickering, GOP neanderthal from Mississippi, who is apparently not running for reelection. Now with Deborah Pryce and Denny Hastert, there were potentially tough reelections (while Hastert may have hung on after a long, dirty fight Pryce was toast), but Pickering could have walked to reelection (R +14).

I think the dude looked at the fact that Trent Lott and Thad Cochran, the two senators from that still deluded Republican state, both pulled back from retiring in successive cycles, the Dems are likely going to double their advantage in the House and the sweet melody of lobbying cash is ringing in his ears.

In any case, I think the flood gates are about to open...

[Beetwasher]

1. At This Rate There Might Not Be Any Incumbent Repubs Left To Defeat

Cool!

[havocmom]

4. More Abramoff fall-out?

Ney's assistant wore a wire and got off easy for his part in things. Wonder how many others there might be who wore FBI hardware to work.

WAY cool!

[Lint Head]

2. They're dropping like files or should I say maggots.

Yeah maggots will work. :dem:

[B Calm]

3. Now if only we could beat out the Blue Dog Coalition members

in the primaries...

The Blue Dog Coalition consists of 47 members:

Mike Arcuri (NY-24)
Joe Baca (CA-43)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Melissa Bean (IL-08)
Marion Berry (AR-01)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Dan Boren (OK-02)
Leonard Boswell (IA-03)
Allen Boyd (FL-02)
Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
Christopher Carney (PA-10)
Ben Chandler (KY-06)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-20)
Bud Cramer (AL-05)
Lincoln Davis (TN-04)
Joe Donnelly (IN-02)
Brad Ellsworth (IN-08)
Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20)
Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08)
Bart Gordon (TN-06)
Jane Harman (CA-36)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD)
Baron Hill ( IN-09)
Tim Holden (PA-17)
Nick Lampson (TX-22)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Tim Mahoney (FL-16),
Jim Marshall (GA-03)
Jim Matheson (UT-02)
Charles Melancon (LA-03)
Mike Michaud (ME-02)
Dennis Moore (KS-03)
Patrick Murphy (PA-08)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Earl Pomeroy (ND)
Mike Ross (AR-04)
John Salazar (CO-03)
Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
Adam Schiff (CA-29)
David Scott (GA-13)
Heath Shuler (NC-11)
Zack Space (OH-18)
John Tanner (TN-08)
Gene Taylor (MS-04)
Mike Thompson (CA-01)
Charles Wilson (OH-06)

[tekisui]

5. when will primary races for congress be paid attention to.

I'm beyond disappointed in Heath Shuler. His good point is he got rid of charlie taylor.