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Rep. Henry Waxman [liberal champion] to retire from Congress
La Times ^ | 1/30/14 | Richard Simon

Posted on 01/30/2014 8:04:39 AM PST by ConservativeMan55

WASHINGTON – Rep. Henry A. Waxman, whose legislative record has made him one of the country’s most influential liberal lawmakers for four decades, announced Thursday that he will retire from his Westside seat, the latest in a wave of departures that is remaking the state’s long-stable congressional delegation.

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KEYWORDS: w00t; waxman
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1 posted on 01/30/2014 8:04:39 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
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These guys are jumping ship before it sinks..

They know somethings up..


2 posted on 01/30/2014 8:06:23 AM PST by ConservativeMan55 (In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
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very bad news for the q-tip community..the mfg.

3 posted on 01/30/2014 8:07:16 AM PST by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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The mothership has finally arrived?


4 posted on 01/30/2014 8:08:23 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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Well, maybe Henry finally amassed enough wealth to get that badly-needed cosmetic surgery.


5 posted on 01/30/2014 8:08:29 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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These guys are jumping ship before it sinks.. They know somethings up..

This is Taxifornia, the liberals and illegals would vote him in forever if he wanted to stay!

6 posted on 01/30/2014 8:08:40 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


7 posted on 01/30/2014 8:08:41 AM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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Mirrors and camera lenses all over the nation breathe a sigh of relief.


8 posted on 01/30/2014 8:08:59 AM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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Mr. Waxman wearies of carrying his nostrils around the halls of Congress. It was bound to happen some time...


9 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:02 AM PST by Milton Miteybad (I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
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Thank God and Greyhound he’s gone.


10 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:19 AM PST by Din Maker
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Hallelujah!! No more Nosferatu in the Congress!!


11 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:20 AM PST by cotton1706
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Notrildumbass is going back to his crypt.


12 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:29 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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Getting out before the employer mandate hits...like all the other Rats leaving the ship.


13 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:35 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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Question: Why did the democrat congress critters stand up and cheer when Ωbamα told them he was usurping all their power?

I think I know the answer, but I'm curious what take other FReepers may have.

14 posted on 01/30/2014 8:09:56 AM PST by null and void (<--- unwilling cattle-car passenger on the bullet train to serfdom)
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they’re going to have a hard time filling his nostrils...


15 posted on 01/30/2014 8:10:33 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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Oh, happy day! Isn’t that nut-job Maryanne Williamson running for his seat? Big win for her.


16 posted on 01/30/2014 8:11:23 AM PST by surrey
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“Nostrilitus”isn’t even going to stick around to”Re-Arrange The Deck-Chairs”?He must know something??


17 posted on 01/30/2014 8:11:49 AM PST by bandleader
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“These guys are jumping ship before it sinks..
They know somethings up..”

Exactly what I was thinking. At the minimum, they already know that things for them are going to get worse after November.


18 posted on 01/30/2014 8:12:28 AM PST by vette6387
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I live near his district. Never liked his lib politics, but knowing the area I fear for what comes next. :(


19 posted on 01/30/2014 8:12:34 AM PST by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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Nostrilla is retiring?
Well, he would NEVER be voted out!


20 posted on 01/30/2014 8:12:48 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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