Jim Moran to announce retirement

Politico ^ | 1/15/2014 | JAKE SHERMAN

[markomalley]

Virginia Democratic Rep. Jim Moran will retire after 23 years in the House, according to multiple Democratic sources.

The retirement is the third for Democrats this week: on Monday, Rep. George Miller (Calif.) said he would leave Congress after 40 years and Rep. Bill Owens (N.Y.) announced Tuesday he would forgo re-election in 2014.

Moran’s northern Virginia seat is heavily Democratic, and is unlikely to be competitive in November: President Barack Obama won 68 percent of the vote in both 2012 and 2008, and Moran coasted with 65 percent of the vote in 2012. The Democratic primary is expected to be competitive, though, since Moran has had a hold on the district since 1991.

Moran, a longtime former Alexandria, Va., city official, is expected to make the announcement Wednesday morning, according to party sources.

[Toespi]

Now this is really good news. But then again, New Yorkers replaced Bloomberg with DeBlasio.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Good riddance.

[PLMerite]

If someone says they’re going to “announce their retirement,” aren’t they in fact announcing it then ?

[liberalh8ter]

Rats are jumping from the Titanic they created.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Is he an idiot or somewhat reasonable?

He's an Israel-hating lunatic, probably the PLO's favorite congressman since Paul Findley (yimach shemo vezikhro!).

[Arrowhead1952]

Yup. They are abandoning ship after leaving us with the mess they created, and be able to live on the taxpayers’ dime the rest of their lives. Low life scum.

[crusher]

“Loathesome” is not a strong enough word for a cretin like him. Stupid, belligerant, communist, sadistic and literally violent. From henceforth anyone like him should be called “moranish.”

[allendale]

The Democrats will find someone even more psychotic than Moran. Sad times in America.

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Gee. why not Steny Hoyer as well?

[Texas Fossil]

Bump!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

He's an Israel-hating lunatic, probably the PLO's favorite congressman since Paul Findley

I'm sure they still miss Cynthia McKinney.

[Jimmy Valentine]

You forgot financial deadbeat and wife beater. Please add to your list

[jmaroneps37]

He’s a wife beating scumbag Democrat whose son should have been indicted by Cuccinelli for conspiracy to commit voter fraud; but of course he will be honored for his great efforts to destroy America.

[COBOL2Java]

Is he an idiot or somewhat reasonable?

He's my moron. He's an unrepentant statist, a true unreasonable Pelosi syncopant RAT.

[GreyFriar]

Finally!

[LeonardFMason]

Top TEN Douche Bag in Congress.

[Calvin Locke]

I'm pretty sure he's been a good buddy of Chris Matthews for eons. Maybe they went to school together?

Perhaps Matthews is going to run for Moran's seat?

[alloysteel]

I go with idiot, but that is based on other observations of his behavior over the years. A boorish drunk who verbally abuses women and children, it is with great surprise that Congressman Moran ever managed not to arouse great resistance and a rival within the Democrats ranks within his own district. He could make Alec Baldwin seem to be civil and well-mannered.

“Reasonable” is not an adjective that ever applies to Jim Moran.

[csvset]

Rep. George Miller is retiring? He’s the rep from my ancestral home. Smarmy liberal personified. He owns a house in DC and his tenants are Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin. A loathsome liberal of the worst sort. FUGM.

[personalaccts]

I remember he beat the hell out of a 6 year old black kid but he’s a RAT and gets easy with it.