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Bob Corker announces plans to retire from U.S. Senate
WJHL-TV ^ | September 26, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 09/26/2017 12:55:44 PM PDT by abb

Senator Bob Corker announces plans to leave the United State Senate.

The following is a statement from him:

“After much thought, consideration and family discussion over the past year, Elizabeth and I have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018.

“When I ran for the Senate in 2006, I told people that I couldn’t imagine serving for more than two terms. Understandably, as we have gained influence, that decision has become more difficult. But I have always been drawn to the citizen legislator model, and while I realize it is not for everyone, I believe with the kind of service I provide, it is the right one for me.

“I also believe the most important public service I have to offer our country could well occur over the next 15 months, and I want to be able to do that as thoughtfully and independently as I did the first 10 years and nine months of my Senate career.

“Serving the people of Tennessee in this capacity has been the greatest privilege of my life. And as I spent the month of August traveling across our great state, I was reminded that we live in a unique place full of people who care deeply about the direction of our country.

“I am grateful to the people of Tennessee for the opportunity to serve my state and country. I have been fortunate to do so with an extraordinary staff, and I want to thank them for their incredible dedication. I know that we will continue to have an impact for the remainder of our term, and I look forward to finding other ways to make a difference in the future.

“Finally, I want to thank my wife, Elizabeth, and our family, who have made many sacrifices in allowing me to serve. Nothing I have done would have been possible without their love and support.”


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2018midterms; braking; corker; corkerretiring; searchworks; senate; tn2018; unelectable
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1 posted on 09/26/2017 12:55:44 PM PDT by abb
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One less RAT in the GOP!


2 posted on 09/26/2017 12:56:36 PM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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Good move.


3 posted on 09/26/2017 12:56:52 PM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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GOOD


4 posted on 09/26/2017 12:57:01 PM PDT by dontreadthis (I finally came up with this tagline)
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I guess he heard that Judge Roy Moore was going to be victorious and the swamp is about the be drained.


5 posted on 09/26/2017 12:57:18 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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Good News. A total Swamp creature gone.


6 posted on 09/26/2017 12:57:18 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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Winning!!

7 posted on 09/26/2017 12:58:11 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Adios


8 posted on 09/26/2017 12:58:18 PM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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The first coward who is afraid of being primaried.

Buh bye Corker. You will not be missed.


9 posted on 09/26/2017 12:58:42 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” - DJT)
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Look for this POS to become a lobbyist for the Iranian mullahs...


10 posted on 09/26/2017 12:59:00 PM PDT by Common Sense 101
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AMF!


11 posted on 09/26/2017 12:59:22 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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“Good News. A total Swamp creature gone”

Finally the prick does something good. By the way, thanks for the Iran deal,


12 posted on 09/26/2017 12:59:34 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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How soon?....................


13 posted on 09/26/2017 12:59:34 PM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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I’d like to see his before politics income/assets, and after politics income/assets.


14 posted on 09/26/2017 1:00:32 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: abb; fieldmarshaldj
Bob Corker announces plans to retire from U.S. Senate


15 posted on 09/26/2017 1:00:37 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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Great News!!!


16 posted on 09/26/2017 1:00:48 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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The first dominoe falling from the impending victory of Judge Moore against the Deep State’s candidate.


17 posted on 09/26/2017 1:00:48 PM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
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Gasperino saying how anti-Trump “straight shooter” Corker is on FOX biz.

Why Liz has that nitwit on.....


18 posted on 09/26/2017 1:01:04 PM PDT by moehoward
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Another swamp creature rolls over.


19 posted on 09/26/2017 1:01:51 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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“mene mene tekel upharsin”


20 posted on 09/26/2017 1:02:08 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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