Another Republican Bites The Dust

[Me.]

John Linder retiring

“ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. John Linder has announced he will retire from Congress after 18 years.

The Republican from Gwinnett County made the announcement Saturday at the dedication of a new Gwinnett County GOP headquarters. Linder aide Derick Corbett confirmed the congressman's decision, saying he would not be seeking re-election.

Gwinnett GOP manager David Hancock told the paper that the announcement, which came at the end of brief speech by Linder, caught attendees off-guard.

Linder was one of Newt Gingrich's top lieutenants when he was U.S. House speaker, and most recently has been an advocate for a sales tax to replace the federal income tax.”

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=227364

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[rurallib]

2. comparing republicans to dead horses or horses asses is very apt

and when they win a district it shows how un-intelligent the voters are. Take Steve King for example.

[gratuitous]

3. Does this mean the Republicans are in disarray?

Of course not. That's not the favored media narrative. Even as more Republican office-holders head off into the sunset than Democrats, the favored narrative is about how bad November looks for the Democrats. Yeah, right.

[dmr]

4. Linder, who let Abramoff pay for a trip way back when,

though, I don't remember where, (Peurto Rico, think, but may be wrong)

[NJmaverick]

5. Why is this getting unrecs?

how many republicans have DU accounts?

[Me.]

7. One Does Wonder At Times

[Jim Lane]

6. Alas, it's a strongly Republican district, so there's probably no pickup

The district's PVI is R+16. Unless there happens to be a Democrat with a lot of local popularity, the seat will stay red.