Posted on 09/26/2017 12:55:44 PM PDT by abb
Senator Bob Corker announces plans to leave the United State Senate.
The following is a statement from him:
“After much thought, consideration and family discussion over the past year, Elizabeth and I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018.
“When I ran for the Senate in 2006, I told people that I couldn’t imagine serving for more than two terms. Understandably, as we have gained influence, that decision has become more difficult. But I have always been drawn to the citizen legislator model, and while I realize it is not for everyone, I believe with the kind of service I provide, it is the right one for me.
“I also believe the most important public service I have to offer our country could well occur over the next 15 months, and I want to be able to do that as thoughtfully and independently as I did the first 10 years and nine months of my Senate career.
“Serving the people of Tennessee in this capacity has been the greatest privilege of my life. And as I spent the month of August traveling across our great state, I was reminded that we live in a unique place full of people who care deeply about the direction of our country.
“I am grateful to the people of Tennessee for the opportunity to serve my state and country. I have been fortunate to do so with an extraordinary staff, and I want to thank them for their incredible dedication. I know that we will continue to have an impact for the remainder of our term, and I look forward to finding other ways to make a difference in the future.
“Finally, I want to thank my wife, Elizabeth, and our family, who have made many sacrifices in allowing me to serve. Nothing I have done would have been possible without their love and support.”
Writing .... Wall...
Ccongrats. U deserve this good news
There’s a lot to be said in favor of prompt self removal.
Addition by subtraction.
No bad move. Now we have one more at risk seat which might risk our majority.
Please see post #91.
There’s literally zero risk here. The Democrat Party in TN is dead. They work within the GOP to wreak havoc.
I sympathize with that but unless someone makes you maximum dictator and you can decree it something like that will never pass.
If we are to be a free state then there will be people who chose to make their living through politics. The professional politician is here to stay and will never go away. So you have to give these professional politicians something. Something so these “beacons of brilliance” can continue to be so. Something so kids who say “ I want to make a difference” can do so learn they’re egotistical idiots and then go away and do something useful. The only practical solution is to have some institutional means of controlling and moderating their behavior. So my proposal is:
12 years (2 terms) in the Senate, then sit out a full term before one can return.
10 years (5 years) in the House then sit out 2 terms before one can return.
Then GO HOME! If these so-called men/women of the people are so convinced they are indispensable let them go home & run for governor , mayor, county commissioner, state legislature. Maybe even get a private sector job, but above all GO HOME!
Go home and experience your past governing genius! Again they need to GO HOME!
Hope you’re right.
A couple years ago I actually met his former driver from when the scumbag was mayor of Chattanooga. They were once life-long friends but he doesn’t very think much of him now! I’ll just leave it at that...
“I also believe the most important public service I have to offer our country could well occur over the next 15 months”
Impeachment signal from deep in the swamp.
I guess this POS has his after senate career all lined up.
Who would be a good person in TN to run in his place?
Judge Moore won, the RHINO Corker will be gone.
Yea! Excitement! Who will be next? McTraitor? Yertle the Turdle? Paul RYNO? Flake the Fake? Miss Linda? Susan Colonoscopy? Lisa Murkykowski? Boy Toy Rubio? Prayers shall continue until the Swamp is FULLY drained!
Woot!
A whole lotta winning going on!
‘I guess he heard that Judge Roy Moore was going to be victorious and the swamp is about the be drained.’
That was my first thought too.
RINO sees the writing on the wall and swan flies? There is a pro=Trumpster waiting in the wings!
Mexico does the 1 six year deal hasn’t worked out they just steal and corrupt faster
Why does it matter? He votes with the wrong side like McCain anyway. I’ll take my chances with a possible Marsha Blackburn. She wants his seat.
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