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With all of the intraparty drama swirling in Congress, some moderate Republicans are said to be eyeing the exit door. Lehigh Valley congressman Charlie Dent says he's not one of them. This is despite an article in the National Journal this week that suggested he is among the fed-up Republicans who are thinking of calling it quits amid the clash over the House speakership. The six-term House lawmaker told the Washington D.C.-based National Journal earlier this week that he heard some of his colleagues are thinking retiring. The article quoted Dent as saying he's "preparing as if I'm running for...

"Charlie Dent’s drop in the Conservative rating was due to the fact that Charlie Dent was never a Conservative. The Washington/Beltway influence gave him no incentive to become conservative. Earmarks became acceptable instead of offensive. There may also have been a fear of opposing the ‘status quo’ because the ‘Party’ may not support his re-election bid...."