There were also 19.
Nineteen House Democrats now plan to retire, rather than run for reelection in 2022. As I said in the headline, like rats fleeing a sinking ship — the HMS PelosiThat is.
Oregon Democrat Peter A. DeFazio, 74, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on Wednesday became the latest to announce his retirement, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, saying it was time for him to “pass the baton to the next generation.”
“It’s time for me to pass the baton to the next generation so I can focus on my health and well-being. This was a tough decision at a challenging time for our republic with the very pillars of our democracy under threat, but I am bolstered by the passion and principles of my colleagues in Congress and the ingenuity and determination of young Americans who are civically engaged and working for change.”
DeFazio represents a strongly-Democrat district which is likely to remain that way, but I’m sure, like virtually every honest Democrat in the House — wait, that’s oxymoronic — the coming beatdown is at play in his head, as well.
Something like: “I’ve been in the House for 35 years and I wanna go out on These are my termsPlease, do not give me my stomach in 2022 along with all the other members of our caucus. Sorry, I’m not gonna be part of That bloodbath.”
According to The Journal, DeFazio will be the third chair of a committee and the second after Reps. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., chairman of the House Budget Committee, and Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, chairwoman of Science, Space and Technology Committee.
It is certain that other people will also follow.
In response to DeFazio’s announcement, Broom-Hilda — er, Pelosi — issued a statement, as well.
Broom Hilda for December 01, 2021 | https://t.co/DjJZnqdLOG https://t.co/S3mnBRuXIu via @GoComics
— Hold My Beer (@RealLibSmacker) December 1, 2021
“Chairman DeFazio is known and respected by all as a champion of sustainable, smart and green infrastructure, whose progressive values, passion and persistence have helped rebuild America and the middle class.
His legislative successes — including expanding preservation and conservation efforts, protecting affordable health care, advancing tribal sovereignty, rebuilding our highways, ensuring aviation safety and, most recently, helping pass the historic, once-in-a-century Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Build Back Better Act — leave an outstanding legacy of progress for America’s children and future.”
Blah! Blah! Blah! As your ship slips beneath the turbulent waves Madam Speaker will soon be laid to rest in the briny depth for ever. I’m sorry (not); she’s just a miserable partisan hack — nothing more, nothing less.
Incidentally, as reported by Fox News on Tuesday, Pelosi’s pledge that this is her last term looms, closer and closer, as her comrades continue to drop like flies. She hasn’t yet made an official announcement about her 2020 decision. However, her implicit 2018 pledge that this would be her last term as Speaker was reiterated last year.
This ship left when Biden took over the Oval Office from Nancy.
As noted by The Journal, the National Republican Congressional Committee, in a statement in response to DeFazio’s retirement announcement:
Committee Chairs don’t retire unless they know their majority is gone. Nancy Pelosi’s days as Speaker are numbered.
Pelosi News:
Pelosi’s New Moves, NJ Gov. Murphy proves Ron DeSantis just keeps winning
Pelosi Calls $550 Billion Climate Change Spending a ‘Religious Thing’
Recent Polling Results for the 2022 Elections Show That Speaker Pelosi is Toast
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