Matt Gaetz may bow out of Congress early: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/545549-matt-gaetz-may-bow-out-of-congress-early-report ^ | - 03/30/21 11:56 AM EDT | BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN

[1Old Pro]

Can't really blame him, Congress is Kabuki Theater. Seriously, we have 50 GOP senators and what are they doing for our country, protecting our Southern border?

[monkeyshine]

It may be incorrect but I read years ago that a Congressperson needs 3 terms to collect their full pension.

[Seaplaner]

According to a source, Gaetz believes having a prominent spot in the media could help him gain momentum for a national political role in the future.

Maybe it's just moi, but I believe that finishing the current term confers much, much more bona fides and authenticity than abandoning ship to be a show person.

Matt, you're better than a ship jump like this (and we need your vote).

.

[lee martell]

Max will be missed in Congress, but I can see why he would make the switch. Max is a perfect fit for some talk show forum. His move will be similar to Joe Scarborough stepping from politics to becoming a media personality.

Both like to entertain. I don’t agree with most of what Scarborough has now become, but I can see he’s suited for that role. Max is young at age 37. He can always step back into political waters twenty years from now if he wants to.

[1Old Pro]

It may be incorrect but I read years ago that a Congressperson needs 3 terms to collect their full pension.

6 years to vest, now that's a nice gig.

[rarestia]

Didn’t he co-sponsor a pretty terrible piece of legislation recently?

[DIRTYSECRET]

His district is in the Redneck Rivera. Safe. It just tells me these people are out for themselves. Chaffetz had to quit and leave his supporters hanging for a job in media? Scarboro quit in June, effective in September to spend time with the family as they all say. What happens in Sept? School. So much for the family.

[Theoria]

5 years, then you can collect full pension after age 62.

[gattaca]

Senators up for re-election in 2022...

https://www.dailypress.senate.gov/?page_id=25246

[chopperk]

That would be a mistake for Gaetz to do that right now.

[nickcarraway]

How much longer will Newsmax be legal?

Also, didn't the founder of Newsmax go from being a fierce opponent of the Clintons, to real chummy with the Clintons?

[bigbob]

Yeah, let someone else fill the chair and vote the same way he would, his communications skills can be better used in other venues.

[1Old Pro]

worthless people

[1Old Pro]

his communications skills can be better used in other venues.

Yep, he can better flog the RINOs from behind a mic than in Congress.

[nickcarraway]

His move will be similar to Joe Scarborough stepping from politics to becoming a media personality.

LOL. What are you a shill for Scarborough? He most certainly did not step from politics to become a media personality. He fled as fast as he could, because one of his interns died in his office in the shadow of Gary Condit and Chandra Levy.

He only became a media personality later, and the first had nothing to do with the second.

[proust]

Pro tip: if you have to call yourself a firebrand, you ain’t.

[miserare]

Yes.

I do not trust Newsmax.

[ETCM]

Matt has been pretty solid, but there is something about him. He seems a little unstable, emotional and impulsive. He seems like a good follower, but I would not trust him as a leader. Something just isn't right with him, and quitting like this wouldn't really be out of character.

It may be incorrect but I read years ago that a Congressperson needs 3 terms to collect their full pension.

It's 5 years, and the amount is based on how many years they served. It's not just a "5 years and you get 100%" like many claim.

[PghBaldy]

I have never trusted Matt. Something about him.