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Vermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms
www.timesunion.com ^ | November 15, 2021 | ALAN FRAM, WILSON RING and LISA RATHKE

Posted on 11/16/2021 10:02:16 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com

Edited on 11/16/2021 1:14:43 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont said Monday he won't seek reelection next year to the seat he's held since 1975, signaling an end to a career that's included major roles on issues such as civil liberties and financing the government and that began before four of his current colleagues were born.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: alanfram; berniesanders; demagogicparty; lisarathke; mediawingofthednc; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; patrickleahy; vermont; wilsonring
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1 posted on 11/16/2021 10:02:16 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

The Old Bastard should have retired 20 years ago.


2 posted on 11/16/2021 10:03:07 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Don’t let the door.............


3 posted on 11/16/2021 10:03:48 AM PST by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Poster.Child.for.Term Limits


4 posted on 11/16/2021 10:04:15 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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5 posted on 11/16/2021 10:04:23 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com
After the Sept. 11 attacks, he helped write the 2001 Patriot Act

Which laid the groundwork for Big tech & deep state partnership, mass surveillance, FISA courts, FBI/CIA abuse, and justification of a thousand evils like the "Russia Dossier" and "white supremacist domestic terrorism." Thanks, arsehole.

6 posted on 11/16/2021 10:06:55 AM PST by PGR88
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Leahy was a partisan hack pure and simple. He loved government power and control.


7 posted on 11/16/2021 10:07:10 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Doesn’t matter. The fine citizens of Vermont will replace him with someone equally useless. It’s what they do.


8 posted on 11/16/2021 10:07:28 AM PST by DarrellZero
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9 posted on 11/16/2021 10:08:22 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

“Would I call myself a Deadhead? With pride,”

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I would call him that too, with a lower-case d.


10 posted on 11/16/2021 10:09:21 AM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: alternatives?

It takes talent to earn the sobriquet “leaky” in the swamp because everyone does it. Yet Leaky Leahy did just that.


11 posted on 11/16/2021 10:09:27 AM PST by lodi90
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Exactly


12 posted on 11/16/2021 10:11:07 AM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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“It’s time to come home,” said Leahy, 81

For once , Leahy and I are in agreement.

NO ONE and I mean NO ONE, regardless of whether’s there’s n R or D after their name, should hold public office for that long.


13 posted on 11/16/2021 10:12:15 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

That’s six terms too many...


14 posted on 11/16/2021 10:12:50 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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15 posted on 11/16/2021 10:13:39 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: lodi90

“Leaky Leahy”

My recollection was his leaks caused some pro-USA foreign agents to get killed. The Vermont voters didn’t care as long as they were allowed to have abortions.


16 posted on 11/16/2021 10:13:53 AM PST by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

huge. thank God.


17 posted on 11/16/2021 10:16:26 AM PST by dadfly
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To: rdl6989

Our best hope is a RINO like the current Governor. He would be worthy of support. Just don’t ask for money. If successful he’d have it easy because no real republican would want to work with him. It would be good to have that lefty ‘say’ from our side instead of the whacko leftists. He’d be frustrated. Me, I’d take the easy life to go along with the ‘frustration’. Vote against his party and still be accepted back home.


18 posted on 11/16/2021 10:16:26 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Vermont Lt

Yeh, Howdy Doody looking senile old bastard.


19 posted on 11/16/2021 10:16:41 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Leaky Leahy Leaving? He’ll still do as much damage as he can in his rocking chair beside his pool at his high-end adobe.


20 posted on 11/16/2021 10:19:12 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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