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Chaffetz won't run for reelection: report
The Hill ^ | 04/19/2017 | Eliot Smilowitz

Posted on 04/19/2017 7:46:31 AM PDT by GIdget2004

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) will not seek reelection in 2018, BuzzFeed News reported Wednesday morning.

Chaffetz, the House Oversight Committee chairman, played a key role in investigating Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign. But he has resisted probing President Trump over the potential for him to profit from the presidency, noting that Trump is "already rich."

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2018midterms; chaffetz; ut2018
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To: GIdget2004

Good. This guy has been one of the biggest douchenozzles in the entire House, and that’s saying something.


41 posted on 04/19/2017 9:19:40 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: amnestynone

This guy is useless. Glad he’s gone. Anti-Trumper, no spine.

Word is he wants to run for gov against Minion.


42 posted on 04/19/2017 9:33:42 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: KavMan

Already has the most money in all of Congress, he’s super rich.


43 posted on 04/19/2017 10:22:53 AM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: Zathras

Something is up in Utah. I realized after I posted that Chaffetz is in the House and Mitt is being talked about for A Senate seat.


44 posted on 04/19/2017 10:37:30 AM PDT by Warriormom
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To: LS; Impy; GOPsterinMA; AuH2ORepublican; Clintonfatigued; Clemenza; Elsie; ...

Willard isn’t running for Governor, it’s Hatch’s seat he covets (however, one of his military-service dodging demon spawn want to run). I also see Willard’s buttboy, Egg McMuffin, is considering running for Chaffetz’s seat. Here’s a prime opportunity for him to run as the Communist Democrat he is.


45 posted on 04/19/2017 11:54:45 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Lady Heron
.we are going to see a lot of compromised Republicans and dems retire quietly

Only the Republicans will retire.

The Dems will blame their misdeeds on everyone else and continue to get away with it.

46 posted on 04/19/2017 1:30:54 PM PDT by Jess Kitting
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Woah, screw Romney’s kids but it’s not like they dodged the draft. Tagg never being in the army doesn’t register on the list of reasons why he shouldn’t be a Congressman.


47 posted on 04/21/2017 2:07:53 AM PDT by Impy (End the kritarchy!)
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To: babble-on

Word is he wants to run for Governor in 2020 and doesn’t want that stuff weighing him down.


48 posted on 04/21/2017 2:08:58 AM PDT by Impy (End the kritarchy!)
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To: Impy

The fact that the family has dodged service for generations is a very serious issue and should be brought up as a disqualifier. Augmenting that is the fact that it was openly stated that “the kids” working on Daddums farcical Ringer candidacy for President was the “equivalent” of serving in the military should be the death knell for this despicable family.


49 posted on 04/21/2017 2:28:44 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

People shouldn’t be judged on whether their grandpa joined the army or not.

The military is not for everyone, including you and me. We don’t need to be getting all “Starship Troopers” up in here.


50 posted on 04/21/2017 2:35:11 AM PDT by Impy (End the kritarchy!)
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To: Impy

That makes no sense.


51 posted on 04/21/2017 3:42:38 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: babble-on

You could say it’s craven but it makes plenty of sense.

People who like Trump will be mad at him the more he continues with these stupid investigations.

People who don’t like Trump, of which there are plenty in the Utah GOP base, will be mad at him he doesn’t or isn’t zealous enough in investigating.

Solution, quit the job and stop being involved with and responsible for stupid investigations.


52 posted on 04/21/2017 7:45:14 AM PDT by Impy (End the kritarchy!)
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To: Impy; Elsie; BillyBoy

It’s not just one person. It’s the WHOLE family going back generation after generation. These folks have dodged service clear back to their English ancestors. I have a huge problem with that. That they have the nerve to equate volunteering to help with a fake campaign as service in a war zone is disgustingly offensive.

You & I not serving has more to do with health issues. These are young, strapping, healthy sons who run from service like cowards. And they are cowards just like their father.


53 posted on 04/21/2017 4:52:00 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: OKSooner

wasn’t he a nevertrumper?


54 posted on 02/10/2018 1:20:16 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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