Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who had a central role in the health reform fight as the leader of anti-abortion Democrats, plans to announce Friday that he will not run for reelection, a Democratic official said. Without Stupak on the ballot, the seat becomes an immediate pickup opportunity for Republicans.
"Now with health care done, he’s retiring," a friend said. "He has thought about retiring for the last three cycles, but was always talked into staying: to elect John Kerry to help end the war, to elect a Democratic majority to get health care done."
President Barack Obama called Stupak on Wednesday and asked him not to retire. Stupak, 58, also resisted entreaties from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the dean of the Wolverine State delegation.
Republicans immediately attributed Stupak's decision to step down as a direct consequence of his health care vote.
“After selling his soul to Nancy Pelosi, it appears that Bart Stupak finally found the courage to tell her no," said National Republican Congressional Committee communications director Ken Spain. "The political fallout over the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare has put the political careers of many Democrats in jeopardy thanks in-part to Stupak’s decision to abandon his alleged pro-life principles."
Republicans believe that other pro-life Democrats, like freshman Reps. Steve Driehaus (D-Ohio) and Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa.), will also face serious trouble because of their support for the health care legislation without strict anti-abortion provisions.
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8 comments:
Another vote and run coward ! The voters will still take it out on anyone who supports commie care .
How many politicians is it now that have backed obama and then resigned or been forced out? We need a bumper sticker, 'BACK OBAMA, END YOUR CAREER!'
Now he will have no qualms voting with Madame Pelosi
and the other Democrat Socialists when they ram Amnesty for Illegals, Cap and Trade and the VAT down our throats before November. Look for Stupak to land a cushy Government job and keep his campaign donation war chest to boot. Bye Bye America.
1032am-Lets not forget about the sweet checks he'll recieve for "retiring" from his position in congress. That's a sweet setup.
They (liberals)can run but cannot hide! I cannot wait till November, the first Tuesday after the first Monday for those who think we will forget!
There may be more to Stupak's leaving than meets the eye. A lawsuit was filed on April 1st regarding certain Congressmen accepting banned gifts of below market lodging in DC. Could this lawsuit threaten his sweet pension and cause him to retire early?
Read more at: http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/44583
Skips town one step ahead of the sherrif.
How much you want to bet the Democrat-Chicago political machine (sorry- I mean current democratic national party and white house executive administration)personally bought him off for his vote. It will be interesting what they paid him.
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