Senator Jim Webb announces retirement plans

[ouronlylight]

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia announced plans to retire at the end of his term, deepening the challenge to his party as it struggles to maintain a majority in 2012 elections.

In an e-mail announcement, Webb said he would return to the private sector, but offered no additional details of

Comments

[hyuga]

Meh. Sounds to me like he has every intention of remaining involved in the issues that affect the well-being and the future of his bank account (and perhaps dignity, if he thinks he can't win reelection).

[newantt]

As a Virginian, I can't say that I loved him or anything, but do we have anyone else to run in his place? I will be fucking PISSED if this state re-elects that racist asshole George Allen.

Tim Kaine?

[ouronlylight]

Isn't he DNC chair right now, though? I don't know how long that position lasts, but if it's over soon he would be good, I think (in comparison, virtually anybody would be better than Allen).

[newantt]

If he has a chance at winning the seat he should resign and run. Let the vice-chairs take over (Donna Brazile is one <3) or a new election for the chair.

[brewsternorth]

Who'd be in the running to replace Conrad in N.D., I wonder?

[ouronlylight]

IDK, but it wouldn't surprise me. I was doing research for a paper last semester on women in the military, and I found all of these opinions of his from the '80s about how having women in the military would ruin morale/destroy women's femininity/etc. :/

[roguebelle]

*facepalm*

Could we just decide to give Warner two votes? I think I'd be okay with him representing me twice.

[blackjedii]

<3 <3 <3