Ron Paul to Retire From Congress

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http://www.rollcall.com/news/Ron-Paul-retire-207207-1.html?pos=opolh

Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election next year. The eight-term Republican and libertarian leader who also served previously said he will instead focus on his third presidential campaign.

“I felt it was better that I concentrate on one election,” Paul told the Facts newspaper of Clute, Texas. “It’s about that time when I should change tactics.”

Brazoria County Republican Party Chairwoman Yvonne Dewey told the Facts she was surprised by Paul’s announcement and that no one had yet filed to run in the coastal 14th district.

The current district gave both Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and President George W. Bush at least 66 percent of the vote, but it is expected to become more competitive under the new lines adopted through redistricting.

[KamaAina]

1. And a nation weeps.

:sarcasm:

[geardaddy]

21. You had me going.

lol

[GoneOffShore]

2. Buh bye Ron!

Take young Randy with you into militia obscurity land.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Fuck him and the misguided fans he rode in on. -nt

[SidDithers]

6. +1...

and he gets way too much love at DU, IMO.

Sid

[beac]

4. This has a "spend more time with my family" smell about it. n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. No, he is still running for President

[izquierdista]

15. Somebody's got to put up bumper stickers

There's a whole shitload of fence posts between Amarillo and Wichita that don't have any yet.

[somone]

7. A big fat government pension awaits

with all the medical benefits

[white_wolf]

13. I wonder if he will change his name to receive it like his goddess Ayn Rand did.

[CleanGreenFuture]

8. I fear his replacement more than I do him. If you disliked Ron Paul, keep in

mind that this is Texas.

[Ken Burch]

9. Will he still run for president as a 'pug, then?

Retiring would make it far easier for him to go back to the Libertarians.

[damntexdem]

10. Oh, he'll be SO missed.

LOL!

[Ozymanithrax]

11. Don't let the screen door...

hit you in the ass on the way out.

[Rochester]

19. I second that

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. I think him for standing strong on Auditing the Fed and Ending the Wars

Broken clock and all that, but His/Grayson's Fed Audit bill DID get passed. No idea whatever came of that though.

[banned from Kos]

16. Their idea of auditing the Fed was just full disclosure on who the Fed provided

emergency loans to. The Fed resisted so that shorts/sharks would not move in on Bank XYZ if their reserve status was weak. Shorting a weak bank can destroy its debt-equity ratio.

That provision in Dodd-Frank resulted in the big Fed data dump about six months ago that got little attention because there was no real controversy in it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. Ah - thanks

[Zoeisright]

14. Good. Now go away and take your evil spawn with you.

[NeedleCast]

18. Problem With This Is He'll Be Replaced By Someone Further To The Right

I'd guess. The way things are going in Texas, most politicians can't be far enough to the right.

[Ishoutandscream2]

20. I wonder if our good Libertarian friend will accept his pension

and health care benefits for his retirement.

[geardaddy]

22. +1