Posted on 07/07/2012 2:58:03 PM PDT by neverdem
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Michigan Republican Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, who ran a quixotic presidential bid and then failed to get enough signatures to appear on the GOP ballot for his 6th term, announced late today he had resigned from office.
“Today I have resigned from the office of United States Representative for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District,” he said in a statement sent out by his campaign.
“After nearly 26 years in elected office, this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed the necessary harmony between the needs of my constituency and of my family. As this harmony is required to serve, its absence requires I leave. The recent event’s totality of calumnies, indignities and deceits have weighed most heavily upon my family. Thus, acutely aware one cannot rebuild their hearth of home amongst the ruins of their U.S. House office, for the sake of my loved ones I must ‘strike another match, go start anew’ by embracing the promotion back from public servant to sovereign citizen,” he said.
Martin Van Valkenburg, McCotter’s chief of staff, confirmed the resignation to Roll Call.
This isn’t “breaking”, it was already announced last night.
You can sure tell he’s had 26 years of practice slinging the bull, can’t you?
Out with the old ping!
de he come out of the closet looks gay creepy
About 24 hours ago, "Rep. McCotter resigns after ‘nightmarish’ month and a half", just searched on "McCotter" in titles.
Thanks for reposting, since I didn't see the first thread. But "Breaking" it's not.
26 years. Michigan is in a mess the U.S. is in trouble and he finally throws his hands up and goes home.
smh
Lets hope he can see clearly now.
Not gay, just done.
That's the title per Roll Call. I searched for Thaddeus McCotter Resigns From Congress, but I found nothing.
The Cook PVI for Michigan’s 11th district is rated EVEN. Is the GOP just going to roll over and cede this seat or do they have an alternative ready to go?
Suggestion: That's way too long a search string -- the likelihood of an exact match is very low. Pick one or two words. Much better chance of hitting something.
Yeah i went back and read the story while waiting to get flamed yeanh he sounded done too
I think there was something about forged signatures on his forms to get on ballot.
Its a mess.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/MichiganCongressionalMess/2012/06/11/id/441930
There’s open war between the GOPe and the tea parties.
The quotes are the problem. “Thaddeus McCotter” resigns Congress searches for his name (in quotes) as well as for “resigns” and “Congress”, and presents the most likely candidates, whereas putting everything inside the quotes searches only for the specific way you’ve typed it.
"To those who unhappy at this news, I'm sorry; to those happy at this news, you're welcome," he said.
The Michigan attorney general has launched an investigation into why more than 80 percent of the signatures on McCotter's nominating petitions were invalid — many apparently photocopied from other petitions.
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