Posted on 12/08/2016 2:25:06 AM PST by Zakeet
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California bid farewell to Congress on Wednesday after 33 years as a liberal champion, choking up as she read a letter from jazz great Sonny Rollins thanking her for "making life beautiful" for the people she's represented.
"What he said is all I wanted to do, make life beautiful for people," Boxer said in her farewell speech on the Senate floor. "I didn't always succeed ... I can honestly say that I never stopped trying."
Former House colleagues of Boxer including Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco came to the Senate to pay their respects. Notably absent was California's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein, who Boxer battled this week over Feinstein's measure to send more water to farms south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, potentially harming fish and delta habitat.
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Bruce Herschenshon was her opponent in 1992.
Four days before the election, the Dems accused him of visiting a strip club.
Adios you POS! Thirty-three years? She stayed about thirty-two years too long. Another great argument for term limits.
LOL!
Patty Murray has a lock on that title!
Then she should have gotten a job with the Parks Department.
LOL Today the Dems would be happy if they had a pole dancer .
We shall see with Kamala “I love murderers” Harris. There is something about female politicians from the Bay Area.
Excellent suggestions by all, but this new entry is most intriguing.
+2.
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Two Democrip Barbara’s finally leaving: Boxer & Mikulski
she and her husband are responsible for stealing the country blind with there government contracts to her husbands companies and other family members...she is as corrupt as Hillary.
Give her a flippin’ trophy and move on. Geez.
How about she bid farewell to the United States? This old traitor needs to leave and forfeit her pension.
Barbara Blowhard should be in federal prison with the rest of the Gang of 535. All of her assets should be seized.
Socialism Is Legal Plunder - “The Law”; Frederic Bastiat
I think there are so many vying for that title,they will have to have a drawing to determine the winner.
“”I want to see Trump crush California. Deport the Illegals. Punish the “Sanctuary Cities.”
In short: “Make California American Again!””
Great idea. I hope Trump hires you as his Chief of Staff.
What souls??
“Is she leaving because of a terminal illness?”
Yes, terminal stupidity. Now that she’s gone, we have a Black bi-ch cued up to take her place. Same mantra with a different skin tone. And, to keep the Marxism March up, she’s been replaced as AG by a Mexican illegal alien.
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