(2007-09-01) — Sen. John Warner, R-VA, today said the failure of politicians to make reforms and the lack of progress on “almost any benchmark you can name” have led him to conclude that the only way forward is to pull out of the U.S. Senate, therefore he will not seek reelection at the end of his current term.
The silver-maned lawmaker said his withdrawal from the Senate is designed to show politicians that his commitment is “not open-ended.”
“Without decisive action,” Mr. Warner said, “the Senate will continue to descend into a hopeless quagmire, with politicians paying lip service to substantive change while continuing the patterns of behavior that have brought us to this sad state of affairs. Ending my occupation of a Senate office effectively ends my implied consent of this fruitless process.”
13 responses so far ↓
1 Just Ranting // Sep 1, 2007 at 8:05 am
God Bless America
2 boberinyetagain // Sep 1, 2007 at 8:30 am
Yeah, what he said!
Funny stuff Scott!
3 boberinyetagain // Sep 1, 2007 at 8:34 am
John had better watch his back now.
From what I’ve heard the Senate will now follow him home.
4 JamesonLewis3rd // Sep 1, 2007 at 9:42 am
“Fruitless process” indeed.
Sad.
5 debass // Sep 1, 2007 at 10:06 am
Since Congress has failed to achieve it’s benchmarks, we should pull funding. At least they’re not screwing things up as fast.
6 boberinyetagain // Sep 1, 2007 at 10:13 am
Maybe we should send a “surge” of congressmen to “straighten things out”
7 Keith D. Milby :: blog » Blog Archive » Senator Warner Gives Up The Ghost // Sep 1, 2007 at 10:56 am
[…] Scrapple Face Perspective Sen. John Warner, R-VA, today said the failure of politicians to make reforms and the lack of progress on “almost any benchmark you can name” have led him to conclude that the only way forward is to pull out of the U.S. Senate, therefore he will not seek reelection at the end of his current term. […]
8 meesterbig // Sep 1, 2007 at 12:29 pm
At the very least, Generals Kennedy & Reid should resign for their part in this failed Senate.
9 gafisher // Sep 1, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Hey, now that would be a Bumper Sticker War we could get behind:
~ Support Democracy! ~
~ Recall the Senators! ~
10 gafisher // Sep 1, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Meesterbig Re #9: It would be appropriate to call those two miserable failures in for hearings, but who’d care to listen?
11 meesterbig // Sep 1, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Well, the lame-stream media, for one…..
12 gafisher // Sep 2, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Lame Stream / Means Failures Talking.
Kinda catchy for some reason. Something the once-honorable Mr. Gore would like.
13 woodnwheel // Sep 4, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I know I’m posting this a little late, but as a resident of Virginia I have to say: That last paragraph in particular is GOLD!
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