April 09, 2010
— Slublog

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.
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.It would have been much nicer to see this guy defeated in November, but this will do.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.
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 PergramNothing to worry about, Dems.
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Posted by: Dastardly Dan at April 09, 2010 05:07 AM (pHH0Q)
Posted by: kansas at April 09, 2010 05:08 AM (3oU1g)
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)
Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:10 AM (OlN4e)
Posted by: maddogg at April 09, 2010 05:14 AM (OlN4e)
Posted by: robtr at April 09, 2010 05:14 AM (fwSHf)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 09, 2010 05:16 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: beedubya at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (AnTyA)
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)
Posted by: Richard Aubrey at April 09, 2010 05:17 AM (d0ih6)
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)
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)
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)
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:24 AM (QZA9F)
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)
Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 05:27 AM (Z+qzA)
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)
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)
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)
I 'third' the flaming turd.
Posted by: jcjimi at April 09, 2010 05:31 AM (v5Q3C)
Posted by: President Mac Daddy at April 09, 2010 05:33 AM (EL+OC)
Posted by: adolfo_velasquez at April 09, 2010 05:34 AM (1CgZL)
Cui bono, which is Roman for "who got boned".
Posted by: Fred Z at April 09, 2010 05:35 AM (cYw7u)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 05:35 AM (mR7mk)
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)
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)
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)
Posted by: Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg at April 09, 2010 05:40 AM (cqZXM)
Posted by: Dave C at April 09, 2010 05:41 AM (zss2j)
Posted by: StuckOnStupid at April 09, 2010 05:41 AM (e8T35)
Posted by: Millions of Dead Babies at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (wuv1c)
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)
Posted by: RPL at April 09, 2010 05:43 AM (/itx5)
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)
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)
Posted by: Barry at April 09, 2010 05:46 AM (lCgzs)
Posted by: CLP at April 09, 2010 05:48 AM (jw/wu)
Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 05:50 AM (Z+qzA)
Posted by: TimothyJ at April 09, 2010 05:51 AM (IKKIf)
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (T1boi)
Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (tdWBE)
Posted by: fluffy, Massholio at April 09, 2010 05:52 AM (4Kl5M)
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)
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:53 AM (QZA9F)
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)
Their primary is in August.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (mR7mk)
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:59 AM (QZA9F)
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)
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)
#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)
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2010 06:04 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at April 09, 2010 06:04 AM (V/EYZ)
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)
Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 06:07 AM (tdWBE)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (mR7mk)
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)
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2010 06:15 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Massholio at April 09, 2010 06:16 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 06:18 AM (5/yRG)
Posted by: jewells at April 09, 2010 06:19 AM (l/N7H)
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)
Posted by: Theresa D at April 09, 2010 06:21 AM (iGCmo)
Ah, that old chestnut.
Posted by: Mal at April 09, 2010 06:22 AM (Z+qzA)
Posted by: TXMarko at April 09, 2010 06:22 AM (C+MMw)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 06:23 AM (mHQ7T)
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)
Posted by: Donna at April 09, 2010 06:25 AM (6heFO)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Posted by: PJ at April 09, 2010 06:29 AM (Z9DO/)
Posted by: Mr. Pink at April 09, 2010 06:33 AM (V/EYZ)
...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)
Posted by: Socratease at April 09, 2010 06:37 AM (6d4kB)
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)
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)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 09, 2010 06:38 AM (U37Ux)
Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 06:42 AM (5/yRG)
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)
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)
*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)
Posted by: jwpaine at April 09, 2010 06:54 AM (g4J4S)
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)
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 06:54 AM (V40IZ)
Posted by: HappyGoLucky at April 09, 2010 07:25 AM (be5IN)
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)
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)
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)
Posted by: Vic at April 09, 2010 07:52 AM (QrA9E)
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)
Posted by: ChicagoJedi at April 09, 2010 07:59 AM (WZFkG)
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)
Posted by: Lunatic Fringe at April 09, 2010 08:39 AM (uFdnM)
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)
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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."
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