April 09, 2010

Breaking: Stupak to Retire
— Slublog

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Image Update - As Stupak is not worthy of the flaming skull, and the Stevens news is much bigger, I've replaced the skull with a more appropriate image.

Adios, chump.

Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, the congressman who led anti-abortion rights Democrats in the House during health care negotiations, will retire this year, CBS News has learned. He is expected to announce his plans later this morning.

Had Stupak sought re-election, he would have faced challengers from both the left and the right backed by interest groups angered by Stupak's health care vote.

It would have been much nicer to see this guy defeated in November, but this will do.

The move really isn't surprising, though. After folding on the one issue he once pretended to take a stand on, he doesn't have anything left to sell.

(h/t: Hot Air headlines)

Update - Remember, this isn't 1994. This year, they have Obama:

Obama called Stupak Wednesday, asked him not to retire. Rep. Dingell, dean of delegation, did too. Per colleague Chad Pergram
Nothing to worry about, Dems.

You'll be fine.

Posted by: Slublog at 05:04 AM | Comments (144)
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1 Good riddance to bad trash.

Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:06 AM (OlN4e)

2 Does this action hint at the presence of a conscience in this man, or just a realization that he causes a gag reflex among his constituents?

Posted by: Dastardly Dan at April 09, 2010 05:07 AM (pHH0Q)

3 The incredible disappearing comment.

Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:07 AM (OlN4e)

4 I suppose he gets to keep his congressional perks and won't have to get the coverage he voted for the rest of us schmucks.

Posted by: kansas at April 09, 2010 05:08 AM (3oU1g)

5 adios chimp.

Posted by: ford at April 09, 2010 05:09 AM (Ki7fm)

6 Does this action hint at the presence of a conscience in this man, or just a realization that he causes a gag reflex among his constituents?

Probably getting a sweet new job in the Administration.  Dude totally prostituted himself before Caesar.  Pathetic.  See you later, Stoolpack.

Posted by: Midnight Rider at April 09, 2010 05:10 AM (fdcDj)

7 Stupak joins an ever increasing list of Demonrats who realize their time is over. The shame is, the sorry bastard will have a place among the ticks on the public carcass until he dies.

Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:10 AM (OlN4e)

8
Enjoy your 30 pieces of silver in hell, Judas.

Posted by: A Rogue Wave Called Bruce at April 09, 2010 05:11 AM (HK0bT)

9 Eliminating the pensions and other perks given to politicians, along with term limits would go a long way toward getting the lifetime squatters out of the government. They seem to get rather stale and unpalatable after 2 terms.

Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:14 AM (OlN4e)

10 I am sure he will change his mind and run. He has a history of not meaning what he says.

Posted by: robtr at April 09, 2010 05:14 AM (fwSHf)

11 Good riddance to the little Quisling bastard

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 09, 2010 05:16 AM (1Jaio)

12 Can Reid be far behind?

Posted by: ford at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (Ki7fm)

13 Slu..if you make AoSHQ your first stop instead of Admiral Eddie and Allahpoundsit..you would ahve seen this news a little sooner

Posted by: beedubya at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (AnTyA)

14 This can not be good for us. It is another Piss Dodd moment where it was likely that a Republican challenger would beat him, and now they can run a fresh liberal Dem who did not vote for the health scam bill in his place.

Yes it is nice that a Judas is gone but it would have been better that he be replaced by a Republican.  

Posted by: Vic at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (QrA9E)

15 He's not that old.  Wonder what he got to fatten his retirement.

Posted by: Richard Aubrey at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (d0ih6)

16

Can Reid be far behind?

He already is.

Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at April 09, 2010 05:18 AM (SCcgT)

17

Made my day. Buh-bye Benedict, go pound salt. And here's hoping Coburn and the pussy Republicans follow through and make sure he never gets another job in Washington. FOAD

Just sayin'

Posted by: BIG ROB at April 09, 2010 05:18 AM (K2iC2)

18

OK so, what job is he getting?  There has to be a job already lined up.  Why don't we know what it is yet?

Posted by: Truman North at April 09, 2010 05:20 AM (e8YaH)

19

Hi kids,

I just want to add to the debate that Bart is a wonderful man, great family, marvelous cook and golfer, and has a really nice cock.

Thanks,
Debbie

Posted by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow at April 09, 2010 05:20 AM (tcSZb)

20 Bart who?

Posted by: Integrity at April 09, 2010 05:21 AM (S6juv)

21

That pos Stupak doesnt deserve a flaming skull. A flaming turd would be more appropriate

Posted by: Blazer at April 09, 2010 05:23 AM (t72+4)

22 Wow, a phony, a liar. and a coward all in one. Triple threat.

Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:24 AM (QZA9F)

23

22

That pos Stupak doesnt deserve a flaming skull. A flaming turd would be more appropriate

By, gad, thats a good idea. I second the motion.

Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:26 AM (OlN4e)

24 He'll probably end up as chairman of the Medicare death panel that the Dems told us doesn't exist.

Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 05:27 AM (Z+qzA)

25

Good news.

As time passes, it's becoming evident that the notoriously fickle electorate isn't going to forget this legislation.  Not only the crappy law itself, but also the underhanded way it was pushed on us.

Even though the dems keep pushing the meme that once the rubes understand the law it will magically become wildly popular, the facts on the ground don't bear this out.  In fact, it seems to be pretty much the opposite.

The downside is that is it could wind up as a bait and switch.  I don't know anything about Stupak's district or how this Saltonstall broad will be received.  

 

Posted by: The Outlaw in the Heavenly Hall at April 09, 2010 05:28 AM (EOREi)

26
Harry Reid is gonna retire this year, too.  He just doesn't know it yet.

Posted by: Original Mikey at April 09, 2010 05:29 AM (TJoID)

27 Slu..if you make AoSHQ your first stop instead of Admiral Eddie and Allahpoundsit..you would ahve seen this news a little sooner

Actually, I saw it at Drudge first, but the link was broken. Hot Air is where I found my first working link to the story.

Posted by: Slublog at April 09, 2010 05:29 AM (qjKko)

28 Quitter!

Posted by: sig at April 09, 2010 05:30 AM (2i+Vz)

29

12 Can Reid be far behind?

 

Could be.  If it reaches a point where it becomes obvious the little varmint is going to lose, he's going to have to ask himself if he wants to experience a colossal humiliation on election night, or whether it might be better just to become ambassador to Luxembourg.

 

 

Posted by: Reggie1971 at April 09, 2010 05:30 AM (b68Df)

30 Is this really a flaming skull? Is it that huge/surprising/earthshaking? Bacon flavored feminine hygiene products or the dawn of the practical teleportation, maybe.

I 'third' the flaming turd.

Posted by: jcjimi at April 09, 2010 05:31 AM (v5Q3C)

31 Infamy...

Posted by: Rocks at April 09, 2010 05:32 AM (srAVP)

32 Who's on deck to run? What are the polls?

Posted by: jcjimi at April 09, 2010 05:32 AM (v5Q3C)

33 We're holding a custodian position open for him.

Posted by: President Mac Daddy at April 09, 2010 05:33 AM (EL+OC)

34 Leaving congress won't be enough. If he ends up working as a greeter at Walmart in twenty years, I hope people still come by to throw eggs at him.

Posted by: adolfo_velasquez at April 09, 2010 05:34 AM (1CgZL)

35  Keep watching kiddies, because pretty soon the bribe comes out - the cushy job as Chairman of something or other, at half a mill a year, base pay, a few directorships at lefty charities and think tanks.

Cui bono, which is Roman for "who got boned".

Posted by: Fred Z at April 09, 2010 05:35 AM (cYw7u)

36 Flaming turd, totally.  Flaming aborted baby would be appropriate but disrespectful to the baby.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 05:35 AM (mR7mk)

37

Even though the dems keep pushing the meme that once the rubes understand the law it will magically become wildly popular

Actually, you don't really need to know how it works, just that it does.  Like botox.

Now begone from here, peasants.  It's the weekend and we must board our plane.  We are having brunch at the Bohemian Club in tomorrow and we mustn't me late.

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at April 09, 2010 05:35 AM (wWwJR)

38

Oh my, our spelling is atrocious this morning.  We must have some extra skin blocking out eyes. 

We must be sure to schedule a tightening with our surgeon soon.

 

Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at April 09, 2010 05:38 AM (IHbof)

39
Flaming turd, totally.  Flaming aborted baby would be appropriate but disrespectful to the baby.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 09:35 AM (mR7mk)






That was my first thought also, but I figured it was a bit much. When I think of Stupak, I picture a hot steaming pile of dung with flies swarming around it

Posted by: Blazer at April 09, 2010 05:40 AM (t72+4)

40 Coward, shit-bag democrat retires.  *Yawn*

Posted by: Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg at April 09, 2010 05:40 AM (cqZXM)

41 Flaming turd or break out the flaming douche bag again.

Posted by: Dave C at April 09, 2010 05:41 AM (zss2j)

42 Now that's a rise in the unemployment rate that I can live with.  With any luck some of the rest of these asshats will be joining him in filing for unemployment real soon.


Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 09, 2010 05:41 AM (e8T35)

43 Hasta luego, chinga de madre.

Posted by: David in San Diego at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (/U/Mr)

44 Thank's a lot douche. We'll be waiting for you.

Posted by: Millions of Dead Babies at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (wuv1c)

45
Flaming turd or break out the flaming douche bag again.

Posted by: Dave C at April 09, 2010 09:41 AM (zss2j)




That would work too.

Posted by: Blazer at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (t72+4)

46 Just spoke to some friends of mine from the U.P., and they're happy to see him go. The man is a coward and a prostitute, and deserves the ignominy and the shame of ruuning away.

Posted by: RPL at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (/itx5)

47

his seat was labeled Safe Democrat, now maybe it is just lean democrat.

 

However, Michigan is a shit hole and anyone with a brain probably left that state a while ago. I am willing to be the majority of the state's population is in the employ of either the state or federal government(even GM workers) and therefore will vote for the party whose teet they suckle from.

Posted by: Ben at April 09, 2010 05:45 AM (wuv1c)

48
Leaving congress won't be enough. If he ends up working as a greeter at Walmart in twenty years, I hope people still come by to throw eggs at him.

Posted by: adolfo_velasquez at April 09, 2010 09:34 AM (1CgZL)






" Hello, I'm Bart and welcome to Wal........"



BAM !!!! Right In The Kisser !!

Posted by: Blazer at April 09, 2010 05:45 AM (t72+4)

49 This is probably how Dems will try to mitigate their losses in Nov. Any who voted yes and are vulnerable because of it will likely be asked to retire. Homer's "it was like that when I got here" defense.

Posted by: Barry at April 09, 2010 05:46 AM (lCgzs)

50 Countdown to Stupak being named Ambassador to somewhere or other in 3...2....

Posted by: CLP at April 09, 2010 05:48 AM (jw/wu)

51 Laura Ingraham is saying a very connected friend of hers in Massachusetts  told her that Barney Frank is going to retire because "the writing's on the wall".

Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 05:50 AM (Z+qzA)

52 Hey Stupack:  If you can't take the heat, stay away from the flaming skull!!!11!1!!

Posted by: TimothyJ at April 09, 2010 05:51 AM (IKKIf)

53 Actually I think he's going to be the new spokesman for Planned Parenthood's abortion mills.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (T1boi)

54 Stupid should be hounded every remaining day of his pathetic life.  He should never know comfort or ease, again.  he is scum, and every time he's in public, he should be reminded that we all know that he is scum.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (tdWBE)

55 Laura Ingraham is saying a very connected friend of hers in Massachusetts told her that Barney Frank is going to retire because "the writing's on the wall". We'll miss you, Barney. Someday. Maybe.

Posted by: fluffy, Massholio at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (4Kl5M)

56

this will do.

It's not enough. I don't want this guy to land on his feet in "retirement."

Sure, it's great that he won't be in Congress any more, but I want to boycott whatever this guy is involved with next year. If he's going to be a trustee at Michigan State, I won't by any Spartans merchandise. If he joins the board of directors at Stryker Corporation, I'll ask for Zimmer joints when I need my knees replaced.

The mark of Cain on that man. Actions have consequences.

Posted by: FireHorse at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (cQyWA)

57 What about his 11 fellow anal orifices? Who are they? Why do they get to skate, stay out of the headlines?

Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:53 AM (QZA9F)

58 "Obama Akbar!" -- Bart Stupak

Posted by: AmishDude at April 09, 2010 05:54 AM (T0NGe)

59

62 What about his 11 fellow anal orifices?

Exactly.  This is a very good thing.  I think far too much ire was focused on Stupak.  Time to make his name an adjective.

Posted by: AmishDude at April 09, 2010 05:55 AM (T0NGe)

60 Was it something I said?

Posted by: Bart Stupak at April 09, 2010 05:55 AM (QZA9F)

61 ¡ Adios mofo!

Posted by: Governor Perry at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (sGaoh)

62 Hopefully, whoever the Republican nominee is going to be was able to cash in on the anti-Stupak movement

Their primary is in August.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (mR7mk)

63 Maybe this blog or some other one should have a permanent post focused on who needs to retire in November.

Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (QZA9F)

64 I guess he's not counting on that wave of massive Democrat support to materialize once people open up the refrigerator and see what's in the bill.

Laura Ingraham is floating a rumor that Barney Frank is about to retire as well.

Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (YPivX)

65
Ironic his initials are "B.S."


Posted by: Dang at April 09, 2010 06:01 AM (UA4gE)

66

Laura Ingraham is saying a very connected friend of hers in Massachusetts  told her that Barney Frank is going to retire because "the writing's on the wall".

And I can read that writing perfectly well, since my face is usually forced right up against it.......

Posted by: Barney Frank (D-elightful!) at April 09, 2010 06:01 AM (tWf3S)

67

#69: Maybe this blog or some other one should have a permanent post focused on who needs to retire in November.

#70: Laura Ingraham is floating a rumor that Barney Frank is about to retire as well.

The government should Nardelli all of them. Do what Home Depot did to their failure of a CEO: give them $100 million to get the hell out. It'd be worth every penny.

Posted by: FireHorse at April 09, 2010 06:03 AM (cQyWA)

68

Ironic his initials are "B.S."

Hey, watch it.

Posted by: Black Sabbath at April 09, 2010 06:04 AM (cQyWA)

69 The Obama administration's odds-on pick for ambassador to The Vatican.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2010 06:04 AM (FcR7P)

70 My God what a scumbag. Now they will just lie and run some ahole lefty who will claim to be pro-life and a fiscal conservative Dem but will end up voting the same way.

Posted by: Mr. Pink at April 09, 2010 06:04 AM (V/EYZ)

71

Admittedly, I might be punching down, but this Stool-pak is a cabin boy/butt boy, POS for Barry.  He's the monkey to Obama's organ grinder.

Posted by: sladenyv at April 09, 2010 06:05 AM (saiGq)

72 I'd love an eminent domain drive (or "imminent domain" as our empathetic, wise Latina justice would say) to strip all of the Washington dem junta of their properties - or at least keep them busy in court.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 06:07 AM (tdWBE)

73

Laura Ingraham is saying a very connected friend of hers in Massachusetts told her that Barney Frank is going to retire because "the writing's on the wall".

We'll miss you, Barney. Someday. Maybe.

In completely unrelated news a new gay brothel will be opening some time in January 2010 in the Massachusett(e)s area. It will be a small time Pop and Pop business run out of a tax payer subsidized basement

Posted by: Ben at April 09, 2010 06:08 AM (wuv1c)

74 It's not enough. I don't want this guy to land on his feet in "retirement."

A proper ending for this scumbag involves sitting in a pile of his own feces downing a fifth of Jack and a bottle of pills.  He needs to be treated like a pariah for the rest of his days until he mans up and "does the right thing".

The same goes for anyone who voted for this unconstitutional and unconscionable assault on the citizenry.

Posted by: VJay at April 09, 2010 06:09 AM (gQ+XA)

75

A proper ending for this scumbag involves sitting in a pile of his own feces downing a fifth of Jack and a bottle of pills.

Now we're getting somewhere. Except I'd replace the Jack with Wilson whiskey and make sure the pills are placebos.

(I want him to suffer, not die.)

Posted by: FireHorse at April 09, 2010 06:12 AM (cQyWA)

76 Actually, I saw it at Drudge first, but the link was broken. Hot Air is where I found my first working link to the story.

Posted by: Slublog at April 09, 2010 09:29 AM

*cough* ONT 8:37 *cough*

Posted by: beedubya at April 09, 2010 06:12 AM (AnTyA)

77 (I want him to suffer, not die.)

I'm ordering soup AND salad from the menu.

Posted by: VJay at April 09, 2010 06:14 AM (gQ+XA)

78 People read the ONT in the cold light of day?

*fear*

Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (mR7mk)

79

Bart Stupak, the final vote that destroyed the best healthcare in the world. What a great re-election slogan eh Bart?  The Dems can thank you for finally ripping the mask off the idea that any of you are "blue dogs" or "pro life". You didn't just out yourself, you outted all them and we thank you for making it blatantly clear to every voter out there

Posted by: Ex Dem at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (0cUgO)

80 *cough* ONT 8:37 *cough*

Wade into the ONT sober?  Are you insane?

Posted by: Slublog at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (qjKko)

81 Stoolpack....heh

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (2g2ex)

82 We'll miss you, Barney ...but our aim will improve.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (FcR7P)

83 Laura Ingraham is saying a very connected friend of hers in Massachusetts told her that Barney Frank is going to retire because "the writing's on the wall". We'll miss you, Barney. Someday. Maybe. In completely unrelated news a new gay brothel will be opening some time in January 2010 in the Massachusett(e)s area. It will be a small time Pop and Pop business run out of a tax payer subsidized basement It will most likely fail, if Barney and partner bring the same business acumen they brought to Congress & Fannie Mae.

Posted by: Massholio at April 09, 2010 06:16 AM (4Kl5M)

84 Do let the door hit you on the way out Bart.

Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 06:18 AM (5/yRG)

85 Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.

Posted by: jewells at April 09, 2010 06:19 AM (l/N7H)

86

I've heard WWII stories of boiler room crew wading into live steam to turn off ruptured pipes in an effort to save their torpedoed, stricken ship and fellow crew.  Amazing heroics and self-sacrifice.

Going into the ONT in daylight tops this.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 09, 2010 06:19 AM (2g2ex)

87 Here's to the rest of your days here on earth being filled with misery, you sorry SOB. 

Posted by: Theresa D at April 09, 2010 06:21 AM (iGCmo)

88 Stupak told the AP he wants to spend more time with his family and start a new career after nine terms in Congress.

Ah, that old chestnut.

Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 06:22 AM (Z+qzA)

89 Watch for Stoolpack (Heh!) to show up with a fat paycheck in one of the many new bureaucracies created by O-Blamma.

Posted by: TXMarko at April 09, 2010 06:22 AM (C+MMw)

90 76 That would be funny, if it weren't such an entirely likely possibility. I hope Coburn keeps his promise and challenges any appointments that look like a payoff for a dirty vote.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 06:23 AM (mHQ7T)

91 Stupak told the AP he wants to spend more time with his family and start a new career after nine terms in Congress.

Ah, that old chestnut.

Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 10:22 AM (Z+qzA)

It's unexpected.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 09, 2010 06:23 AM (1Jaio)

92 Glad to see the scum go, but I think he would have easily been beaten. Now they will put up some slick Democrat with no baggage who can't be tied to this health scare monstrosity.

Posted by: Donna at April 09, 2010 06:25 AM (6heFO)

93

Do let the door hit you on the way out Bart.

That sounds awesome!

Posted by: Barney Frank (D-elightful!) at April 09, 2010 06:26 AM (IHbof)

94

Thread winner on 79. "Pop and Pop"

Dude, that's funny

Posted by: BIG ROB at April 09, 2010 06:27 AM (K2iC2)

95 Bart Stupak gone. great news!

I am looking forward to the next celebration, when Conservative Marco Rubio defeats the GOP's "highly educated White" candidate Charlie Crist.

Note to George Will and Dr Krauthammer,  your 30% 'highly educated Whites'  in the Republican Party are losing your Ivy-Inbred power over the Freedom-loving Conservative movement.

I extend an invitation to the GOP's 30% 'highly educated WHITES', please come join the Conservative Revolution 2.0; see you the Tea Parties!

Posted by: susan at April 09, 2010 06:27 AM (IlCz1)

96 Bart Stupak, the final vote that destroyed the best healthcare in the world.

You can't blame it ALL on Stupak.  There were a bunch of other Dems who voted for it, and then there was the illegal manipulation of the law that allowed them to take a bill that had already been voted on passed in the House and amend it by striking all the previous language and adding the healthscam bill text into it.

That was done to get around the fact that the Constitution requires all spending and revenue bills to originate in the House.

If we had a real court system that would never fly.

Posted by: Vic at April 09, 2010 06:27 AM (QrA9E)

97 71
Ironic his initials are "B.S."


Posted by: Dang at April 09, 2010 10:01 AM (UA4gE)

Betcha BS voted for BO.

Posted by: torabora at April 09, 2010 06:28 AM (vnPu8)

98

Repubs, when you win both the house and Senate, be sure to slip an amendment into the next thing that gets passed-just like Dems did with the student loan thing. Have this amendment state that ALL politicians, past, present and future no longer have cushy healthcare. They must now go into the Obamacare system like the rest of us. Oh the elected millionaires still won't suffer Obamacare-they have so much money, they can pay cash. But they are done being bloodsuckers off the taxpayers

So, let's see what the payoff is for Stupak. Watch to see where he lands in the near future

Posted by: Ex Dem at April 09, 2010 06:29 AM (0cUgO)

99 I think Obama will appoint him to something that will pay at least 30 pieces of silver.

Posted by: PJ at April 09, 2010 06:29 AM (Z9DO/)

100 101 Can you rephrase that for those of us who don't understand crazy?

Posted by: Mr. Pink at April 09, 2010 06:33 AM (V/EYZ)

101 97 Unprecedented, even.

Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 06:34 AM (5/yRG)

102

"We'll miss you, Barney. Someday. Maybe."

I'll miss making fun of the Elmer Fudd impediment.

Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 06:35 AM (V40IZ)

103 I hear soon after retirement, Stupack is going to open up a Crisis Pregnancy Center in which he will council young women to give birth to their children...

...unless they offer him a lollypop, in which case he'll just tell 'em to off the kid.

Posted by: g at April 09, 2010 06:36 AM (/Eepb)

104 Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak, the congressman who led anti-abortion rights Democrats... There's no such thing as an anti-abortion Democrat, as Stupak proved for any who still believed there was.

Posted by: Socratease at April 09, 2010 06:37 AM (6d4kB)

105

I don't think Stupak ever intended to be the deciding vote on DemCare. I always knew he wanted to vote for it; he made it plain enough. But he chose to grandstand over the abortion language and ended up being the only speed-bump left in front of the Donk steamroller. So it was either stand on principle and have the DC liberals hate you forever; or trade your spine for a head-pat from Nancy and have your constituents hate you forever. Stupak is a coward, but here's the thing: I don't know why anyone ever assumed he'd be anything else. I always knew is "pro life" bloviating was nothing but echoes and darkness; when the chips came down, there was no way he was going to be the man who killed the Democratic health-care utopia. His vote was written in the stars. It was a fact before the primordial oceans rolled.

He's retiring because he knows he's going to be flogged like a rented mule if he runs for office again, and will have to endure the kind of hatred and bile that up until now has been reserved for Republican candidates. He no doubt would find this damaging to his tender psyche, so he's bowing out. The Donk party apparatus will no doubt find a nice high-paying hidey-hole for him after a few months, and he can live out the rest of his miserable coward's life in obscurity.

 

Posted by: Monty at April 09, 2010 06:37 AM (4Pleu)

106

And as nice as a flaming turd would be...I seem to recall the unbridled joy most of the moron-collective took over the "Flaming Blago Skull" we had for a while.

Bart's hair, though grey, does seem to carry a similar...presence.

Should we ammend the previous motion for a flaming turd to request a flaming skull with Stupak Hair?

Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 06:38 AM (V40IZ)

107 These assholes are really pissing me off by depriving me of the satisfaction of seeing them get thrown out by the voters and thereby increasing the chances, however slight, that another Democrat will replace them.

Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 09, 2010 06:38 AM (U37Ux)

108 112  Only the Blago hair warrants the hirsute flaming skull!

Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 06:42 AM (5/yRG)

109 Wade into the ONT sober?  Are you insane?

Posted by: Slublog at April 09, 2010 10:15 AM

Still sober at 8:30??...on a Friday morning??

Please turn in your moron card ASAP

Posted by: beedubya at April 09, 2010 06:46 AM (AnTyA)

110 Well, I must say he is still useful as a poster child to use as a reason why you cannot trust a Democrat.  Ever.  Period.  Need to pound that point home so whoever his the Democrat nominee is tainted as well.

Posted by: CDR M at April 09, 2010 09:35 AM (5I8G0)

Capital idea.  The left is always running against Bush, Stupak should be the face of all potential dem candidates.

If you can't serve as a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible reminder.

Posted by: RushBabe at April 09, 2010 06:48 AM (LKkE8)

111

*looks at his watch impatiently*

Shit, can someone go poke the trolls with a stick or something?  I want to revel in their shrieks of how it was the Ebil Teabaggerz who forced this fine, noble representative out of office with their meany-mean emails and answering-machine messages.

I want some schadenfreude to dunk in my coffee before my 10:00 meeting...

Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 06:52 AM (V40IZ)

112 re: Stupak retiring

You don't have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Posted by: jwpaine at April 09, 2010 06:54 AM (g4J4S)

113 This can not be good for us. It is another Piss Dodd moment where it was likely that a Republican challenger would beat him, and now they can run a fresh liberal Dem who did not vote for the health scam bill in his place.

Yes it is nice that a Judas is gone but it would have been better that he be replaced by a Republican.  

Posted by: Vic at April 09, 2010 09:17 AM (QrA9E)

This!

But tonight, we celebrate knowing he's received the message and understood every word of it.

Congrats on at least that, Dr. Dan.  Thanks for having your campaign started BEFORE the HC vote so we all had a monetary avenue to make our point. 

Posted by: Editor at April 09, 2010 06:54 AM (pUfK9)

114 Slublog, you are a master of the written pixel.

Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 06:54 AM (V40IZ)

115 Stupak knew he was a dean man walking.
Good riddance.

Posted by: mpfs at April 09, 2010 07:03 AM (iYbLN)

116 Another D down, and another 200+ to go.


Posted by: Miss Cleo at April 09, 2010 07:14 AM (pq986)

117 Who wants to bet Stupid has a miilion dollar a year consulting job waiting, that "suddenly" opened up a month or so ago?

Posted by: HappyGoLucky at April 09, 2010 07:25 AM (be5IN)

118

Stupak is not worthy of the flaming skull

I was actually thinking the same thing and started pining for the days of the flaming douche. What you put up there is perfect.

Awesome, Slublog!

Posted by: FireHorse at April 09, 2010 07:38 AM (cQyWA)

119

Stupak should retire the same way Himmler, Bormann, Goebbels, Goring and that other German fellow did.

Posted by: Crusty at April 09, 2010 07:40 AM (qzgbP)

120

Combining #90 with #111 and editing a bit:

Do ... the ... Bart ... man ....

Posted by: FireHorse at April 09, 2010 07:43 AM (cQyWA)

121 Remember, this isn't 1994. This year, they have Obama

Wait a minute.  Didn't the state-run media tell us Clinton was the best President evah?

Posted by: Reiver at April 09, 2010 07:46 AM (64S5N)

122 LOL, just noticed the flaming bag of shit. Good one. 

Posted by: Vic at April 09, 2010 07:52 AM (QrA9E)

123 This can not be good for us. It is another Piss Dodd moment where it was likely that a Republican challenger would beat him, and now they can run a fresh liberal Dem who did not vote for the health scam bill in his place.

You're forgetting three things:

1. Stupak won't be the incumbent and the new Dem challenger (who is looking to be a pro-choice nutjob, BTW) won't be able to claim things like seniority in the House or say "look how many earmarks I delivered for you!".

2. Stupak's departure opens the door for other R's who were on the sidelines to give the race a shot, ones that might not have done so otherwise, giving us a stronger pool.

3. The analogy with CT is flawed - CT is a blue state no matter how you cut it, and if Dodd had stayed, the R campaign would have been entirely anti-Dodd rather than "on the issues".  Stupak's district is a conservative one and we have a good shot at it even just on the issues.

BTW Cook Political instantly changed this race to Toss-Up

Posted by: chemjeff at April 09, 2010 07:54 AM (Gk/wA)

124 So the narrative for a large portion of Democrats is to lie their ass off about their ideology, get elected, take massive bribes to vote against the people who elected them, and then quit before the people can fire them. If this were a company and some guy came in as board member, was bribed by a competing company, and then screwed over not only the company that employed him but also its shareholders how would that shareholder be treated differently than congressman Stupak? America will not get better until we can stop the Left from bribing elected officials with our tax money. We are funding the enemy.

Posted by: ChicagoJedi at April 09, 2010 07:59 AM (WZFkG)

125
Hahahahahaha, nice update with the flaming bag of poop, Slu ! I knew you'd come through.

Posted by: Blazer at April 09, 2010 08:15 AM (t72+4)

126 Hahahahahaha, nice update with the flaming bag of poop, Slu ! I knew you'd come through.

Wish I were creative enough to actually make it.  I had to find an image online.

Posted by: Slublog at April 09, 2010 08:19 AM (qjKko)

127 You should have more respect for a shit sack than to defile its reputation by comparing it to Stupak.

Posted by: Lunatic Fringe at April 09, 2010 08:39 AM (uFdnM)

128 14 This can not be good for us. It is another Piss Dodd moment where it was likely that a Republican challenger would beat him, and now they can run a fresh liberal Dem who did not vote for the health scam bill in his place.

I don't think that's going to work. Michigan's 1st CD is a very marginal district that went for Bush twice and Obama by only the barest sliver. In districts like this all over the country, any fresh Dem who runs under "hey, I didn't do it!" is likely to get a cool reception from constituents who have very fresh memories of how they were just punked by their previous "Blue Dog" congressman.

CT, on the other hand, is a hopelessly lefty wasteland and the Dems were able to replace Dodd with the most popular Democrat in the state, AG Richard Blumenthal.

Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 09, 2010 09:29 AM (F5Gxy)

129 If this were a company and some guy came in as board member, was bribed by a competing company and then screwed over not only the company that employed him but also its shareholders, how would that shareholder be treated differently than Congressman Stupak?
----  ---  --- ------ - ------- --------- -- ---------- -- ---  ----------

See AIG, GM, Charter Communications, FNMA and FMAC. They all seem pretty happy, but the taxpayers are getting royally screwed.

In the article Why I'm suing Paul Allen For Securities Fraud, the author breaks down how Democratic contributors pull off the swindle and American taxpayers get left holding the bag.

"The problems I have, along with other advisors and stockholders, surfaced in 2006, when an analyst for UBS, Aryeh Bourkoff, started giving glowing reports on how the $2.50 stock could reach $10 in a short period of time. The stock made a steep run to around $4.50 in mid 2007. The problem was the analyst was working on becoming an investment banker. The Paul Allen account would give him a position with UBS where he could earn in the millions with bonuses. In May 2007, he was promoted to the position of Vice Chairman Media Investment Banking at UBS, note timing. Shortly afterwards without Bourkoff as an analyst the stock began to plummet, although his replacement, George Lamberton, still had a “buy” on Charter until mid January 2009, he had a low media profile unlike Bourkoff. When Charter decided to declare bankruptcy, Bourkoff helped negotiate the deal for the creditors and as a result canceled out the stockholders. His greed caused him to go from stockholder's best's friend to their worst enemy."

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 09:33 AM (mHQ7T)

130 If Megyn Kelly calls Bart Stupak a "pro-life" Democrat one more time, I will officially declare her the Naughty Girl of the Day and decide she needs a spanking.


Posted by: SGT Dan at April 09, 2010 09:36 AM (L0IJJ)

131 Historic. Unprecedented.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at April 09, 2010 09:38 AM (qwK3S)

132 Stupak is more stupid than conniving. I think he really meant what he said in those umpteen appearances on Fox prior to the health care vote. His mistake was believing his "coalition" was as committed to it as he was. SO he led the charge, stuck his neck out there in defiance of Pelosi, who ultimately picked his pocket of all the members of his so called coalition until there was no longer any strength in numbers. When she picked off enough to see to it the bill would become law, she made a phone call and his tune changed quickly. It probably included the names of all the people she had flipped and recommend he take his last opportunity to get in her good graces. Further, she did the political equivalent of a public tar and feathering of Stupak by having him speak against his own language that the GOP offered in their motion to recommit. She is a cold calculating MoFo. I think Stupak really did believe what he said about sticking to his guns, but didn't realize he was the only Dem in the House with the scruples to do it. He thought there was a group of them until he led the charge and turned to find himself alone. There is no place for a committed pro life person in the Democratic party, and Bart hadn't realized it until that moment. So he's leaving Congress. See ya later, wish ya were smarter.

Posted by: Caustic Conservative at April 09, 2010 10:02 AM (gT3jF)

133 I know this has been posted before BUT good riddance you evil fool!

Posted by: D at April 09, 2010 10:11 AM (vfiok)

134 the flaming bag of poop is REALLY cool, but where's the animation?

Posted by: me at April 09, 2010 11:39 AM (R9qZf)

135 The 1st district is an odd district.  Pretty conservative, but they'll vote for Dems if they appear to be pro-life and pro-guns and have a long history in public service in the UP.  If the the Dems candidate is that lady who was hoping to beat Stupak in the primary, they'll get walloped, but if they can convince an ex-state rep or senator from the UP with a more moderate reputation, it could be a tight race.

Posted by: Henry Malredo at April 09, 2010 11:39 AM (wxVVj)

136 Hey Bart, don't spend that 30 pieces of silver all in one place.

Posted by: Judas Iscariot at April 09, 2010 12:28 PM (F6+/O)

137 Ahh the flaming poop bag is an apt image.Good riddance douche!!!!!!!!

Posted by: steevy at April 09, 2010 12:58 PM (Mkhz2)

138 What a day to miss. Hardly working all day. No time for snarking.

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