Omnibus 'congresscritters retiring next year' announcements

[DrScholl]

Well, that frees up money for other states that need it.

And to those attacking Nelson, don't whine about his successor or if the Republicans take the Senate, you gave up your right to whine by being purists.

[DrScholl]

Same way Republicans won't be winning Hawaii next year, this really is not a seat for Democrats to win next year. Situations like this happen on both sides, it's just how it goes.

[DrScholl]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2012/01/gallegly-to-retire-109956.html

Not surprising at all, really.

[DrScholl]

There were rumors during the campaign that he is in the opening stages of Alzheimer's Disease, but there was no confirmation of that, but I would imagine that's why he underperformed.

[DrScholl]

I'm sure some of these extremist liberals supported North Carolina's egregious map, seeing as it got rid of some people they didn't like.

Really, I think Democrats need to start doing to the extremist liberals what Republicans are doing to moderates, booting them out. It's not as if the extreme ones are all that helpful to the party.

[DrScholl]

Tim Johnson drops out in IL-13. http://capitolfax.com/2012/04/04/this-just-in-tim-johnson-to-drop-out/