Dear Bart Stupak: DLTDHYOTWO; Update: Farewell letter added; Silence on abortion
Yesterday, I noted the anti-Stupak Tea Party Express protests scheduled today through Sunday in Michigan — and the Gallup poll reporting the anti-incumbency backlash.
Yesterday, Stupak was still insisting he’d run again.
Today? Looks like the winds of change have prevailed. Politico reports the pro-life sellout isn’t going to wait for voters to retire him. His press conference is scheduled for 12:30pm Eastern. Stupid votes himself out:
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), who had a central role in the health reform fight as the leader of anti-abortion Democrats, plans to announce Friday that he will not run for reelection, a Democratic official said. Without Stupak on the ballot, the seat becomes an immediate pickup opportunity for Republicans.
“Now with health care done, he’s retiring,” a friend said. “He has thought about retiring for the last three cycles, but was always talked into staying: to elect John Kerry to help end the war, to elect a Democratic majority to get health care done.”
President Barack Obama called Stupak on Wednesday and asked him not to retire. Stupak, 58, also resisted entreaties from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), the dean of the Wolverine State delegation.
Republicans immediately attributed Stupak’s decision to step down as a direct consequence of his health care vote.
Too bad Stupak couldn’t have said no to Obama’s entreaties the first time around.
Betrayal has consequences.
DLTDHYOTWO.
(Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.)
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WaPo’s Right Now: The Tea Party movement claims rightful victory.
Update: Stupak’s full farewell letter is here.
Update: Stupak’s press conference statement was heavy on the Demcare cheerleading, silent on his pro-life views.
That was left to his wife, who introduced him by stating: “His word is his bond.”
A bond of Silly Putty.
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He’s leaving due to health reasons. The voters got sick of him!
Republicans don’t impress me anymore. Let’s hope for a conservative.
This is just sooooooooooooooo good! I LOVE IT!
BOO FRICKIN HOO haahahahhaaaaaaaaa
He’s got the Midas touch, don’t ya know?
Good riddance! He’s just first to go, not the last! Please MI voters; don’t put the Dem selected replacement in his spot.
re pic: What the heck is that thing nesting on top of his head?
Comment of the Day™.
“Now with
health caredestroying what is left of our economy done, he’s retiring.”He had an historic opportunity to be an American hero and he ran the other way. Sad.
Hope folks opposed to the health care bill and socialism are expecting being blamed loudly and often for how we created a hate filled environment that required Bart to quit for his and his family’s safety.
He’ll be the sad and scared victim.
One down, gobs more to go come Nov.!
L
I’d say “pathetic” rather than “sad”. There isnt a dem around that wouldnt sell out their own child for a vote. These people have NO PRINCIPLES.
Just gutless… another gutless Dim…
Hey, Bart, FACE YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN NOVEMBER!
He’s lucky we don’t tar and feather people anymore. He’d be getting exactly what he deserves. It makes me furious that this idiot can do the damage he did then resign to live out his life in the comfort that he is assured –best insurance money can’t buy, social security and retirement benefits that we aren’t entitled to, etc.
Not only do we need term limits, we need to make sure that these political crooks have to leave their entitlements at the door when they leave.
Obama and Pelosi asked him not to retire..hmmm
I wonder if O and P actually encouraged him to retire.
Then they get fresh lib blood .. a newbie to manipulate.
This guy is the poster child of why you can’t trust ANY democrat. Let’s hope the GOP uses his smug face to its advantage.
What consequences? 1. Secure retirement 2. Regular monthly payments 3. Congressional health care plan 4. Unlimited free time
Oh. Those consequenes.
Fat lot of good that does you NOW, huh?
It ‘s amazing that there are no responsible elders in democrat-party warning them of O’s crushing their party with his destructive policies.
Like a child, Stupak can claim all he wants that he’s leaving because his work is done, but we (and he) know he’s been run outta town on the rail. To quote a certain governor, “Adios mofo”.
Ia an administration position in Bart’s future? He only needs two more years of government service to retire with twenty.
As the song goes:
“…nah nah nah nah hey hey hey good bye… .”
Watch for Stupak to get a federal apppointment or even better hired as a permanent givernment executive.
RedDog: Actually he did the conservatives a service. Mrs Nail49 said to me before he turned and ran that there are no good DemonRATS. She was spot on with Stupidpak providing the evidence. I hope others learned a lesson here.
He was NEVER going to be a hero, he is more like the bully who challenges someone to a fight after school and then never shows up at the appointed time/place — never going to happen.
Too bad he didn’t run for re-election, he was destined to be humiliated. He ran from a righteous fight that would have defined him as a person of character — now he will be remembered as a coward and that is a badge that will never fade!
Now that Mr. Stupak has enabled the further funding of the murder on the innocent it is not the voters of Michigan this man need fear. I guess he was just Pro-Life enough for the voters of District 1. We do see a lot of that with these Beltway whores.
Perhaps Mr. Stupak will be rewarded with a plum job with some non-governmental agency or a judgeship. So he Gains the Whole World–compared to eternity that is nothing. King Herod ring a bell Mr. Stupak? It is not the voters of Michigan this man need fear.
How would you like to have this slug in your foxhole when your taking heat.10 to 1 after he wet himself he would break and run.Now he gets to hide with his comfy pension and whatever he stole while in office in his sleazy deals and the people can’t do anything about it.What a man.
I wonder what he was like as a cop?
O and P – Good one, Gladz!
I just realized that “O & P” is the way we order tests on a stool specimen to look for “Ova and Parasites”!
I wonder if any of Stu’s pro-life Democrat posse will follow their leader on this?
Bullsh*t, pure and simple. This was planned in advance in exchange for Stupak’s vote. Just wait for the cushy Federal appointment or SEIU lobbyist job to open up. Stupak will be set for life, hopefully a brief one.
I simply don’t understand why you would not want to defend your vote to your constituents. Didn’t he just say it was the right thing to do?
I guess when you scuttle your values, principles, your character follows it out the door.
It’ll be interesting to see where and who he works for next…
If he knew it would lead to this, would he ever have objected in the first place?
What about the next controversial vote? Dem leaders will use Stupak to get any Dems off the fence and on their side.
From American Thinker:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/04/stupak_wont_run_for_reelection.html
He will probably end up at Planned Parenthood, don’t ya know!
JohnDeaux: And we should use him as an example of what happens when you vote contrary to what your constituents want!
http://www.parentsconnect.com/editorial_images/6/burnt-toast.jpg
John Kerry is PRO-abortion. A democrat majority is PRO-abortion. Any “health care” bill that comes from the Democrats would necessarily be PRO-abortion.
So how exactly did he have people convinced he was anti-abortion?
Every time the republicans face an electorial setback, the libs in the media gleefully report it as “the death of the republican party”. Well turnabout is fair play. I say we on the right start to refer to this and all the other forthcoming democratic congressional retirements as as harbingers of “the death of the democratic party”
All of you that said he’s up for some kind of appointment mirrored my thoughts exactly. New job announcement in 4.3.2….
Excellent, nail!!!
It might also be a “social justice” Catholic outfit…you know, the kind that works against the church…
I’ve been saying this for awhile. He is my Congressman, although I never voted for him, he realizes that a loss in November would look bad on his resume when he sets up his exploratory committee for his Presidential bid. He really believes he’s Presidential material. He’s wrong, but he’s not stupid.
You don’t change your mind this quickly w/o lossing the support from your party. I say he got the axe from the dems. He embarrassed the party, so he’s taking the plank walk off the good ship obama.
Stupak’s thought process…
Lets see, I can spend millions on trying to get re-elected and fail…
or…
I can not run, keep the millions I have in my Campaign funds, and get Rham to give that Administration job…
All four of them? I hope the emails went to the spam folder.
I hope we see many more DLTDHYWTGLSYs (Don’t Let the Door Hit You Where the Good Lord Split You).
He just wants to retire undefeated with his campaign cash and his golden parachute.
Maybe that’s the problem these days.
I’ve long held the position that one of the greatest shortcomings of the United States is that we don’t have an Australia, a Devil’s Island or a Siberia to permanently exile corrupt politicians and other undesirables to…
Nail49 said:
Maybe he can help set up the Father Pfleger Catholic Charities Anti-Baby Wing of the Planned Parenthood offices.
I am happy…another incumbent dem bites the dust, and it being Stupak really makes me happy. He prostituted himself for political gain. I had my doubts he was EVER Pro-Life (just political fandangling) trying to get some pro-lifers to support his re-election. He bought Obeyme’s worthless document promise–a clear indication that he is nothing but a follower. Nope…glad he’s gone and I am hopeful a whole bunch others will follow him out the door!
Sure we do, it’s called Arkansas
Actually, make it San Francisco, and we’ve got a deal. Besides, Arkansas has some nice areas. San Francisco, not so much and getting worse thanks to its Progressive Non-Leadership. Besides, SF is easier to seal off.
so now will he become one of the little poeple and forced onto the HC plan?
It’s a Wolverine.
He can’t read, or doesn’t give a flyin’ flip, about his constituents.
But he sure can read the writing on the wall!
where is all the nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah heyyyyyy heyyyyy good bye…..that we saw at the inaugural……
Um, no. It may not be much to outsiders, but I like my nice rural state just fine as it is.
LOL granite! Can you call that Freudian?
Dr.Gladz
When corrupt politicians was mentioned all I could think of was Clinton’s, hence the Arkansas connection. I didn’t mean to overly pick on your State. I could have and probably should’ve just said Massachusetts.
“Stupak to retire, putting seat into play” — If Politico would agree to use this same headline to announce Barney Frank’s retirement, I’d write ‘em a nice check.
Heh-heh….
No, he gets the free goodies for life plan they don’t want you to have.
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And the AMERICAN PRAVDA media tries to spin Stupak’s problems as caused by right wing threats to him and his family. He knows how to read the handwriting on the wall.
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As the “MSM” continues to denigrate the TEA PARTY effects. TSUNAMI COMING in the 2010 and 2012 elections. Make it happen. Good work, Tea Partys!
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John Bibb
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I couldn’t begin to argue with you about that. We need to stop being spineless when we confront evil.
I read once that “God hates a coward.”
I’m guessing he was asked to leave to avoid the GOP using his flip flopping on obamacare as campaign ads. With someone not associated with the health care debacle running, the GOP can’t point to health care as a reason to vote GOP.
These guys are working hard to create conservative campaign ads and then choose to not run. Can’t be coincidence.
So just how many democrats are retiring rather than face their voters?
“That boy has a lot of quit in him.”
I’d be really interested to learn who is picking up the tab for his vote.
It’ll be obvious by either a large financial transfer to his accounts after he leaves office or by whomever hires him.
He is a victim of his own lack of principles. He sold his soul and now doesn’t like the consequences. Boo hoo!
Where can I get some lottery action on how long before Stupak gets a plum Obama appointment?
Glenn Becks Producer asks?
Stu Blog: Can you be a pro-life democrat? (I didn’t see this posted here yet)
I think the answer is: NO
Good riddance to this sell-out bastard. It’s nice to know that he won’t hold himself accountable for what he’s done so now he can run off and live off his government pension, health care, and benefits. It’s really telling that the rats are ducking for cover or just plain running away.
How many of us can do that it in real life? How many of us are responsible enough to hold ourselves accountable for our own actions? How many of our friends and family hold us accountable for our actions that affect others?
Yes, I’m angry. If Stupak truly belived in what he voted for, he and the other pro-life Dems would gladly defend this disastrous health care nightmare, right? Why are they ducking for cover? Why are they retiring if they’re so proud of their “accomplishment?”
The sick feeling in the pit of my stomach isn’t going away and I don’t think it will ever go away. To know that the producers of this country like my husband and I have been sold down the river for the other half of the electorate totally unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives is sickening.
Stupak is a low-life slug. He’s no different from the rest of the low lives that currently inhabit Congress.
Errah what cushy job will he end up with??? I wonder hmmmmmm??!!
Errah Retiring, eh err, no! They’ll be cashing in on their Votes. Watch what rocks/Lobbying firms/Judgeships/Ambassadorships they crawl to in DC.
Stupak is off to a well-deserved oblivion, unless he gets appointed to some cushy, HHS post by Kathleen Sebelius. But just in case he was sincere about opposing abortion, they won’t let him near anything that could possibly impact that abomination.
Bart Stupid is leaving to fill in the void in Kansas. He’s going to be the new Third Trimester Abortion Doctor.
It’s a Honey Badger!
The Healthcare Kamikaze mission ordered by Obama, Pelosi, and Reid for Obamacare has just claimed its first victim.
Pretty soon we are going to lose so many incumbent Dems and RINOs that their pictures are going to start showing up on the back of milk cartons.
The elders all stepped aside for Obama to run. I’m still wondering about that.
The Old Guy McCain seemed to step aside didn’t he? Bloody Bart claims he is retiring because he accomplished everything he wanted to accomplish and all is right with the world. All the money his foes have spent to defeat him have drained the Republican war chest and his His Bartness assures a sweeping Democrat victory in November.
That is called whistling in the dark.
Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya …
Not sure who I got that from … might have been another commenter here.
Many thanks to that individual. It’s perfect for these loser Leftists.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Couldn’t happen to a more deserving sellout! Way to go, Bart! Screw the American people, grab one last morsel at the trough and then run away like a girlie-man!
Does anybody REALLY care anymore???? Nobody seems to have good, firm, constitutionalist principles anymore. Everyone in Congress (few exceptions) is a sh#$weasel not fit to lick out toilets. I have so many disappointments with every review of them that it is so easy to just say chuck it all and start from scratch. You know that may not be a bad idea. Lets kick em all out and start over. Not a do-over, more like a clean reboot. Sure works wonders for a tired computer and I think it might just be what the doctor ordered. Food for thought….