[pgyanke]

I wish her the best. This step should have been taken months ago, in the interest of not only her but also the people of her district.

She was being used by her Democrat “friends”, in my opinion, as a prop.

You're too kind. She began serving in Congress Jan, 2007. Congressional pension vesting takes five years... you do the math.

[livius]

I never thought of that (the pension). I thought that she should have resigned long before this, and you’re right, the pension is probably the reason she didn’t.

That said, I think we need a better way for dealing with incapacitated congresscritters. Letting the seat be held by somebody who is not capable of doing the job is not fair to the people who elected that person.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Well, there ya go.