Posted on 04/05/2022 8:01:45 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
Rep. Fred Upton is planning to retire from Congress, according to an email the Michigan Republican sent to supporters Tuesday morning, GOP sources confirmed.
Upton, 68, later announced his retirement in a House floor speech. Upton has represented western Michigan in the House since 1987 and has toyed with retirement in recent years, only to stick around and fend off the occasional GOP primary challenger and silence conservative critics who accused him of being too centrist. But this year, Upton also was contending with opposition from former President Donald Trump.
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Took two posts....but you got it!! HA!!!
Mr. Lightbulb ban will not be missed.
We MUST STOP electing Bush League Republicans.
Hate to say but that’s probably correct. Trump is exception to the rule though. But in general, politicians should not run for office once they turn 70.
I think that as long as a person is mentally fit and in good health, age shouldn’t be a bar to running.
Our elderly people are among our most valuable sources of wisdom and experience.
Then we have someone like Joe Biden.
I said mentally fit.
I bet he says 2020 was the fairest election ever.
He’s gone - that’s the good news.
Finally rich enough to continue his life of indolence without having to lurch over to a DC office where the aides do all the work.
Fred, don’t go away mad, just go away...
He also is the einstein who pitched a critical vote for Obamacare on the promise of democrats that they would exclude abortion services from the bill. Idiot gave them their vote, they stabbed him in the back of course, as everyone knew they would, and included abortion anyway. Nobody as stupid as this has any business within a thousand feet of the government. I think the air in DC will be slightly less foul after he leaves for good.
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