Posted on 01/06/2019 1:25:35 PM PST by centurion316
Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas was pretty clear Friday in explaining his decision to forgo another campaign in 2020.
“I just think it’s time,” he told reporters in Manhattan.
He’s right about that, of course.
Four decades in Washington is long enough. There’s a thin line between helpful experience and atrophy, and Roberts has approached it on more than one occasion.
On Friday, Roberts pointed with pride to work on eight farm bills during his time in office. Eight? Do farmers really need that much help? Is there a better way to protect the food supply?
Roberts isn’t the right guy to provide answers to those questions. In his world, there have always been farm bills, and there will always be farm bills. Congress just fills in the blanks.
That isn’t what America will need from its government in the years to come. Fresh eyes will be essential and welcome.
Who will provide those fresh eyes? Jeff Coyler? Kris Kobach? Mike Pompeo? A Democrat?
Kansans can relax: The race will sort itself out in the months to come. For now, it seems more important that someone will replace Roberts, someone who can offer new answers to old questions.
Finding that replacement will be a better process if we all agree now to a real Senate campaign, based on real issues and real answers. Real debates. Real people.
That means trashing political postcards with meaningless, audience-tested themes. It means ignoring silly television ads and fake news on social media. It means conversations with friends and family — and, if we’re lucky, discarding partisan labels and tribal prejudice.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
It remains to be seen if this is a continuation of the GOPe effort to give control back to their Uniparty Democrat brethren.
The Farm Bill isn’t a farm bill.
It’s a catch-all slop bucket for so many unrelated programs and budgets, it should have been closed 20-25yrs ago.
Little chance of a rat gain, unless we say...nominate Kobach.
I understand that Romney has s RINO Family member very interested in continuing the gope Uniparty thing.
I agree. While Kansas has this odd habit of electing Democrat Governors, they apparently draw the line with U.S. Senators. Those positions are GOP only.
Matt Schlapp is innterested! http://metrovoicenews.com/conservative-leader-interested-in-seat-as-sen-pat-roberts-retires/?fbclid=IwAR1rAA7_w-EaMf3EGR-j16y60YYEd6qKvfBCDv75MMJpL3g5RjW1WHPyOnM#.XDDsgbCZQZQ.facebook
He could buy the Recliner that Pat Roberts keeps in Dodge City that serves as his official Kansas residence. He could just rent it until he establishes his Kansas residence and registers to vote.
Schlapp is no stranger to being in public. Kobach is a loser hate to say. So is McSally.
I thought that McSally was a Senator from Arizona. Is she moving to Kansas, or will she live in Northern Virginia and run for the Kansas seat from there, like Roberts did.
I do believe the subject alludes to 2020.
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