Evan Bayh bowing out of Senate

This is great news.....for the Dems!

Bayh was a RepubliDem who's idea getting something done is to roll over for the Repugs and asked to be kicked again.

Now we can replace him with a better Dem.

As a Democrat, Evan Bayh wasn't so bad. He did a quick turn ot the Left in 2007 as he was running for the Demoncratic presidency, but since dropping out he has moved back to the center. But it is another seat the Republicans will pick up come November.
So far, the Demoncrats will lose Nevada, North Dakota, Delaware, New York, Colorado, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and ILLINOIS!!! Other possible changes could occur in Washington and California.
Ahhh, the Demoncrats are imploding and the Republicans have to do nothing but watch!! Good time are back on their way!

Pocket stuffing becoming a bit more difficult. Time to get out of Dodge. Priceless. But don't worry he will be back as a lobbyist and then really make the money.

How times have changed. It was just a year ago that many Left Wing Posts in the Tribune were telling us all about the Death of the Republican Party. It now seems that the GOP is alive and well. The big question in November 2010 will be how many seats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House will they pick up. The retirement of popular Democratic Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana now gives the Republican a good chance of picking up a Senate Seat in Indiana which they did not have before today's announcement. The only thing certain is that there will be a lot more Republican Senators and Representatives in Congress next year than there is now. There is now even an outside chance that the GOP may regain control of one or both houses of congress. President Obama will have to make serious efforts, which he has not really done up to now (all talk no action), at bi-partisanship with the Republicans. Interesting how the political pendulum swings back and forth.

Big Deal - the Republican (Dan Coates) running in the race has NO chance whatsoever because of his past as a sleazy big time lobbyist.
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Here's the conclusion from a new poll which studies the mind of the average Republican simpleton in America.

Between 20% and 50% of the Republican party is either insane or mind-numbingly stupid, and Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein hints that the results show "a substantial portion of the Republican base is completely divorced from reality."
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/02/what_republicans_believe_about.html
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The hand-writing is on the wall and the dem incumbents are jumping ship faster than president panty waist can spend our tax dollars.
What a way to treat your Messiah...

Paulo

NY TIMES/CBS POLL!!!

Poll Finds Edge for Obama Over G.O.P. Among the Public

"Still, the poll suggests that Mr. Obama and his party have an opportunity to deflect the anger and anxiety if they can frame the election not as a referendum on the president and his party, but as a choice between them and a Republican approach that yielded results under Mr. Bush that much of the nation still blames for the country’s woes. That is what the White House has been trying to do since the beginning of the year."

"For all the erosion in support for Mr. Obama, Americans say he better understands their needs and problems and has made more of an effort to be bipartisan than Congressional Republicans, the poll found."

"It feels like an attempt to sabotage the majority (Democrats) and to regain control of power rather than working on a compromise," John Smith, a Republican from Greenville, S.C., said of his party after participating in the poll."
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Nobody's going to beat a generic new face this year, but elections are still a race between that guy (Democrats) and the other guy (Republicans). In this case, the other guy (Republicans) still sucks worse. And this poll is the answer to this
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This is a sad commentary on President Barack Obama's record. Please pray for him. Is there a precedent for a first-term president replaced by someone from his own party in the next election? If our president doesn't start doing something I'm afraid this might be something we should consider. I think the idea of returning to Republican administrations is not a good one.

Uh oh. The rats are leaving the ship before it sinks.

"Is there a precedent for a first-term president replaced by someone from his own party in the next election?"

There is, but the question is whether the candidate can be successful in running against the incumbent.

Ted Kennedy tried to unseat Carter in 1980, but failed.

Teddy Roosevelt, running as a Bull Moose candidate, tried to unseat his VP Taft, once again, without success.

The best thing voters could do is to vote out Pelosi, Reid and most every other incumbent.

Bye Bayh.

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The hand-writing is on the wall and the dem incumbents are jumping ship faster than president panty waist can spend our tax dollars.
What a way to treat your Messiah...Paulo

Posted by: Paulo | February 15, 2010 2:14 PM
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Panty Waist Pablo,
"Messiah"?....is that what you Wingnut troglodytes are calling Palin nowadays?

Pablo, you Repub clowns have lost so many seats the past 5+ years that it would be nearly impossible for you not to win back a few seats - you still aren't going to win back majorites.

The Repub candidate for this seat (Dan Coates) will lose to whoever the Dems run, Coates is already widely hated by the majority of Indiana for his past as a lobbyist.

My guess is that Obama promised to personally campaign for Evan Bayh.

Bayh screwed the Democrats of Indiana by waiting until the last minute to decide. The last day to file for entry into a primary race is 2/16 @ noon. There is not enough time for the Dems to replace him. I wonder how much this has to do with the company his wife works for, Wellpoint, benefiting the 3 billion dollar quarterly profit for healthcare?

A prime example of the sheer Idiocy, Derangement, Psychotic, Worthless Loons from the Left:

This is great news.....for the Dems!

Bayh was a RepubliDem who's idea getting something done is to roll over for the Repugs and asked to be kicked again.

Now we can replace him with a better Dem.

Posted by: former Republican | February 15, 2010 1:48 PM

Because Evan Bayh wasn't moronic enough for the Loons on the Left, they celebrate his departure. That's OK, though.
John E., an even more liberal Demoncrat will NOT win in Indiana. But a Republican will be.

Ahhhh, as each day passes, the Loons on the Left get even more hysterical, more deranged, more delusional, more worthless. What new?

One of the few demorats that I actually have some respect for.

But remember this, a fish rots at the head first. The demoratic stinky fish is rotting at a record pace. Bayh was up by 20% or so as recently as last week against Coats or any other republican in Indiana. What does he know that the rest of the demorats or liberals or progressives -- or whatever name they are hiding behind now -- do not know?

Barack "NICHOLEA CARPATHIA" Obama will soon be back doing the only two things he is qualified to do -- be a community organizer for ACORN and lecturing and spewing forth his propaganda to college students.

Number of jobs Obama has created: 3

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA)
Gov. Christie (R-NJ)
Gov. McDonnell (R-VA)

Good time(s) are back on their way!

Posted by: John D

By which John D means the financial crisis, the war against a third world power that took longer than WWII (against TWO SUPERPOWERS) to complete, and an economy that was losing jobs faster than any time since that other great Republican president, Herbert Hoover.

History has shown, though, that the combination of a Democratic president and a Republican Congress is the best combination this country has had since 1952. Any other combination has proven disasterous, in part because the president is too strong or the president is too weak.

So if you're looking for the economy to improve, vote Republican this November if you'd like; but don't forget to vote for Obama two years later.

(And by the way, I'm NOT an Obama supporter. He's been a big disappointment on many fronts.)

Well, Bayh

We need some balance brought back to our system. Perhaps we have an opportunity to get rid of the polarizing partisanship. I've voted as an independent for 40 years primarily because I want the best overall candidate representing me. In the last 10 yrs. the whole system has gone down the drain. It's especially apparent in the school yard name calling by people who've likely never done a thing for anyone but themselves. If we cleaned out all three branches we might stand a chance of recovering control of our own government.

Top three reasons Bayh is disingenuous and resigning:

1. Keeping $13 MILLION in his campaign fund;
2. Keeping $13 MILLION in his campaign fund; and
3. Keeping $13 MILLION in his campaign fund.

Politicians, including Bayh, should be required to donate 100% of such funds to charity, then we'll see how genuine they are.

Barack Hussein Obama: Really. The. Worst. President. Ever.

No change. No hope. No leadership.

Anyone but a DEMOCRAT 2010!

It is more of a sad commentary on the democratic principles of Indiana, home of The Klu Klux Klan!! You know, as in " birth, birthers " !!. That anti-American "Brooderhood of Klucks" is rearing it's ugly head, once again. Now, all we need is for someone to play, " Tail-gunner " Joe McCarthy !! Maybe, " Crash " McCain can be persuaded to fill that role, he's half way there, already !! If he can't make it, I'm sure " Failin " Palin will grab the mantle of the anti-Americanism, including her championing of Alaska seceding from our Union. What the heck, she already is making the tired, meaningless charges, old " Tail-gunner Joe " was making, 50-60 years ago. You see, America, these Dummy Candidates, Corporate-Sponsored, don't even bother to change the script. They think you aren't even paying attention to what they're peddling. Just as long as they can get you to become a reactionary and not use your common sense, your own intelligence !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

The radical leftists who control the Democratic Party have driven out another of their party's centrists.
First Lieberman, now Bayh.

Good for him. Could this be we have an honest person in government? If so, I stand behind him 100%. The government is corrupt and it's only used to line peoples pockets.

"Bayh, a centrist Democrat........."

What is "centrist" about Bayh?He has voted right down the line with Pelosi,Reid and Obama.That is why he is leaving office.He campaigns time and again as a "moderate" and has been exposed for the left wing hack he is.Bayh says one thing at home in Indiana then does the total opposite in Washington.Now he is facing a tough challenge and knows he will lose.Instead of fighting another campaign,he knows he is toast and does not want to go through the trouble.Good riddance.Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

John D. is such an idiot! There is no guarantee that the GOP will win all the states he mentions. And what good times is he talking about? The recording of the conversations of innocent Americans during the Bush years? The erosion of the environment as the Bush White House reduced the manpower and powers of the EPA and other government groups? The recession that ensued at the end of the bush years? The silly Iraq war that took the lives of many young Americans/

Boehner BIPARTISANSHIP - WE'LL COME, IF YOU HAVE NO IDEAS!!!

The latest in the GOP hypocrisy watch:

"The invitations had barely landed in Congressional inboxes before Republican leadership started calling President Obama's upcoming White House health care summit a "backroom deal."
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It seems that John Boehner and the GOP is concerned that President Obama and Congressional Democrats have actually been working on solutions for healthcare reform, instead of just - you know, like, holding town hall meetings and scaring people for the last year.

Bellantoni notes a defensive posture taken by the same Republicans who attacked Obama for his lack of leadership, and attacked Democrats for holding meetings behind closed doors.

The Republican Party strategy from the beginning of last year has been simple. It's perhaps best formulated by Sen. Jim Demint, who memorably said that the failure of comprehensive healthcare reform would be Obama's "Waterloo". The goal is to obstruct, distort, distract, and deceive long enough for Americans to get frustrated, and to point out every flaw in the Democratic plan without raising any serious solutions to fix the problem.

Republicans have no skin in the game when it comes to healthcare reform. They have nothing to gain from the success of reform, since it will likely mean less money for the wealthiest 1% and more opportunity for the base of Democratic voters. If Democrats get the win on healthcare reform, they can tout that victory for generations to come - just as they've done on Social Security, Medicare, and other important social legislation over the past century. And if Republicans contribute to successful healthcare reform, they will give Obama a political victory for changing the tone in Washington and solving tough problems.

So, the Republicans use a common defense mechanism - projection - to blame Democrats for refusing to cooperate, when in fact the Republicans are blocking reform at every step. Republicans have been whining about being 'shut out' of debate for a year, despite consistent evidence to the contrary (including committee hearings, a White House healthcare summit, Congressional floor debate, and of course, the public opinion battle that has been waged for over a year). But they have refused to participate in any serious negotiations or compromise.

The best example of this is tort reform. President Obama said that this idea from Republicans - opposed by most Democrats including the President - might be worth consideration, as long as Republicans showed a similar willingness to compromise with Democrats. But the Republican strategy has been to simply push Democrats to the limits of their tolerance and patience, then pull away at the last minute from any compromise they've negotiated.

Obama's "plan" is something that Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree on. Both Republicans and Democrats should be able to support legislation that provides security and stability to the insured, help for the uninsured, and reins in the costs of healthcare for businesses, families, and government. This is not a partisan issue - this is an imperative for the future success of our nation.

Latest Polling: Americans are getting tired of Republicans abusing the filibuster

"One of the greatest obstacles to passing progressive legislation in Congress has been the use of the filibuster in the Senate. With upwards of “40 cloture votes since the start of the 111th Congress in January, this Senate is on pace to record the second-largest number of filibuster roll calls,” transforming what was intended to be a seldom-used procedural tactic into an all-out tool for obstructionism. Now, a new CBS/New York Times poll finds that more Americans support ending the filibuster and requiring legislation to pass by a simple majority":

As you may know, the Senate operates under procedures that effectively require 60 votes, out of 100, for most legislation to pass, allowing a minority of as few as 41 senators to block a majority. Do you think this procedure should remain in place, or do you think it should be changed so that legislation is passed with a simple majority?

Should remain 44
Should be changed 50
[Don't Know] 6

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EEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRGGHHHHHHHH!!!!! Please make it stop!!!!!!! I

Yea for Obama, maybe by the end of his term the Republicans will have the super majority in the Senate.

Bill "the bloody" Kristol Claims That Republicans Haven't Politicized National Security

Kristol isn't happy that John Brennan accussed the Republicans of playing politics with national security so of course his response is to claim it's actually the Democrats playing politics and claim that the Repubicans would never do that. His proof, they support the president on Iraq and Afghanistan. If I had a dollar for every time the Republicans played the terrorist fear mongering card for political gain I'd be a rich person. They've been playing the fearmonger card ever since 9-11 and don't like that they're finally being called out for it.
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Dems had the ball first and goal on the one foot line with health care and couldn't score. How inept! Now the players are jumping ship.

A typical asleep-at-the-wheel comment from a Lefty Loon:

John D. is such an idiot! There is no guarantee that the GOP will win all the states he mentions. And what good times is he talking about? The recording of the conversations of innocent Americans during the Bush years? The erosion of the environment as the Bush White House reduced the manpower and powers of the EPA and other government groups? The recession that ensued at the end of the bush years? The silly Iraq war that took the lives of many young Americans/

Posted by: Disgusted | February 15, 2010 4:37 PM

Disgusted, the Bush administration OK'd wiretaps of terrorists or those who communicated with terrorists, NOT innocent Americans.
But if you are so called concerned about listening to the phone calls of American citizens, what about this REALITY:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10451518-38.html

And here is a key point from this article: In that case, the Obama administration has argued that warrantless tracking is permitted because Americans enjoy no "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their--or at least their cell phones'--whereabouts. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers say that "a customer's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the phone company reveals to the government its own records" that show where a mobile device placed and received calls.

Disgusted, please state what environmental erosions there were under the Bush administration.

And, as far as the economy is concerned, both parties are at fault. The last year of the Bush presidency: 3 million jobs lost. The first year under Obama: 4 million jobs lost.
Under Obama: a tripling of our national debt.

Once again, FACTS get in the way of the Left's deranged delusions!

Yeah, sure. Republicans don't have the votes to stop anything and that's "partisan gridlock". Maybe his mind is starting to go.

He's just getting out while the getting is good.

Senator Mike Pense has a nice ring to it.

Good, another knot-head out of the picture.

This is great news.....for the Dems!

Bayh was a RepubliDem who's idea getting something done is to roll over for the Repugs and asked to be kicked again.

Now we can replace him with a better Dem.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LOL, the seat is as good as gone in bright red indiana. When the dust settles there will be a conservative republican in the seat and you will wish that the moderate Bayh was still there. Hopefully the Dems run Brad Ellsworth or Baron Hill and the republicans can pick up a senate AND house seat. First we had christmas in january with the ekection of Senator Brown and now we have christmas in Febuary! 2010 is looking great for us.

You mean Mad Dog Rahm, who recently referred to liberals as "f-----g r-----s" couldn't convince this son of a Great Society senator to run again? I'm (no longer) shocked.

"Teddy Roosevelt, running as a Bull Moose candidate, tried to unseat his VP Taft, once again, without success."

I made an error. Taft was TR's Secretary of Defense, not his VP.

Nonetheless, there are folks who have tried to unseat a sitting president.

Nice to see our lunatic GOP friends spewing their hatred and vitrolic nonsense. After inflicting the worst President ever (G.W. Bush) on us, they now gloat because so far Obama hasn't been able to undo the mess Bush stuck us with. Bush caused our problems, not Obama, and its gonna take some time to undo all of Bush's disasters.

John D. once again not letting FACTS get in the way of partisan politics. Bush actually had increased the US debt by over 4 trillion dollars. During the Obama administration the debt has increased 1.3 trillion. But only 3 months of the Obama debt was from his own budget. nine months were from the Bush budget. So your comment stating a tripling of our national debt is just not true. Your stupid comment - The last year of the Bush presidency: 3 million jobs lost. The first year under Obama: 4 million jobs lost. How about Bush's last month in office 700,000 jobs lost. The last Obama month 20,000 jobs lost. If you held Reagan to the same hand picked stats you use, I guess Jimmy Carter was a better president. Of course you are just repeating Rush who you have some sort of strange attraction.

John D- another clueless wingnut. Bush had a pretty broad definition since people that were not terrorists were recorded. The economy was something Obama had left over from the Bush administration. Get rid of the wingnut Budweiser- it's frying your brain. By the way, I am not and have never claimed to be a liberal. The problem is wingnuts that think all conervatives think like them. They are clueless in this area as well.

DESPITE THEIR BLOVIATING, MORE REPUBLICANS ARE RETIRING IN 2010 THAN DEMOCRATS

" A trio of House Republican retirement announcements over the past 10 days have sparked a debate between the leaders of the two major parties over whether the GOP is losing momentum in its quest to score major gains at the ballot box this fall."

"With the three latest lawmakers choosing not to seek reelection in November, Republicans will have to defend 18 open seats and Democrats 14. The raw numbers contradict the conventional wisdom that Democrats would head for the sidelines after GOP Sen. Scott Brown's special election victory Jan. 19 in Massachusetts."

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"Democrat are dropping like flies"....that's exactly the meme Republicans and the right wing noise machine want the corporate media to embrace, and if the coverage this morning of Evan Bayh is any indication, political journalists seem anxious to comply.

But let's add a little perspective here. Quick quiz: which party has more Senate retirements so far this campaign cycle, Democrats or Republicans? Follow-up question: which party has more House retirements so far this campaign cycle, Democrats or Republicans?

If Dems are "dropping like flies," the answer should be obvious. But it's not -- in both chambers, Republican retirements, at least for now, outnumber Democratic retirements.

In the House, 14 GOP incumbents have decided not to seek re-election, while 10 Democratic incumbents have made the same announcement. Does this mean Republicans are "dropping like flies"?

In the Senate, six Republican incumbents have decided not to seek re-election, while two Democratic incumbents have made the same announcement. Is this evidence of a mass Democratic exodus?

Among governors, several incumbents in both parties are term-limited and prevented from running again, but only three Democrats who can seek re-election -- Parkinson in Kansas, Doyle in Wisconsin, and Ritter in Colorado -- have chosen not to. For Republicans, the number is four -- Douglas in Vermont, Rell in Connecticut, Crist in Florida, and Pawlenty in Minnesota. (Update: the GOP number is five if we include Palin in Alaska.)
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Another angry White guy that criticized Obama. Wow, there seems to be a lot of them.

Seriously, Bayh got fed up with the radical left pushing their agenda. Probably seen the writing on the wall and decided to bail on the Marxist Radical Lawyer. Maybe he read the poll, not the Democrat CBS poll, that shows only 8% of Americans want the incumbent Congress to continue. Geez, that's even lower that GWB. Could it be that the legislature, you know those self righteous snobs that pass law after law, are actually responsible for the mess we are in. It could, It could.

Pd, Bush increased the debt by $4 trillion over * years. Obama has done $1.5 trillion in just ONE year. And, let's not forget about THIS YEAR's $1.4 trillion nor next year's predicted $1.2 trillion deficit. In fact, the Obama administration is forecasting no deficit of less than $500 Billion for the next 8 years! Every single Obama deficit will BY FAR SURPASS any deficit under Bush.

And, Disgusted, please cite ONE innocent American that was wiretapped by the Bush administration. You deranged loons on the Left keep screaming about innocent Americans being wiretapped, but I have never heard of ONE being wiretapped.
And you still ignored the Obama administration comment that "no American can enjoy a reasonable expectation of privacy" when it comes to their phone.
As usual, Worthless Loons from the Left running amok.

I cannot believe the "delusion" rants by people like KAG and pd.

As for only a year, Bush had the (D)(D)(D)s controlling Congress for the past 2 years, when the deficits accelerated. It was also the (D)(D)(D)s (Frank/Dodd) who fought Bush and Company when they tried to reign in Fannie/Freddie. Frank said it would not be FAIR if they stopped giving loans to people who didn't have money or ability to pay back.

PD - read the constitution - all spending bills are started in the HOUSE which was (D)(D)(D) controlled for the last 2 terms of Bush's presidency.

As for Obama and the (D)(D)(D)s and their pledges trying to be open - I find it hard to believe after their past YEAR of lies. They put so many paybacks into their health bill (ie, to big pharma - so much for the the R's being in the back pocket - looks like it was the (D)(D)(D)s) and then hid negotiations behind closed door meetings and conducted rushed-through votes.

The Dem's are dropping like flies because people expected Obama and the Democrats to make things better. Instead, these goofy Modern Liberals/Progressives work to make things "equal" and we all suffer.

It doesn't look like Obama even knows what is happening as they are still trying to find ways to jam their ideas past us.

They campaigned on Bush, but the dirty little secret is they are taking Bush's worst moves with the economy and doing even more of them.

Maybe it is a good thing that Bayh is leaving. He is right to say that the Congress is broken. Now that he will soon be gone, perhaps both parties will begin to understand that most of the public these days is domestically a lot more conservative than the Obama Administration (especially when it comes to spending), and in foreign policy, more isolationist than probably either party.

What I find hilarious is the loony liberals are actually using polls and quotes from the likes of CBS and the New York Times. Are they the only idiots that do not know what the majority of voters already know about those two organizations. And then the loony liberals use far left wing websites as a source. I said it before and I will say it again thank God liberals only account for 1/5 of the voting population. And most people who call themselves liberals do one of two things over time; they grow up and wise up (give up on liberalism) or they grow old and become part of the lunatic fringe (stay a liberal).

I completely agree that this is going to be seen as "Democrats running scared" and any reporting of similar Republican stories will likely be conveniently forgotten.But I do think the populist anger plays a role in Bayh's decision. He's taken a beating (sometimes with good reason!) from the left as well and the days of Republicans respecting moderate Democrats at the polls is likely over for a while. I do believe that Bayh could have won (all indications point to it) but I imagine his day is rather unpleasant.

How quickly the short rise to power ends when the promises you make do not come true. And the Electorate figures out that experience over talk does matter. The empty suits of the Democrat Party are learning their lesson the hard way. Unfortunately, it is on the backs of those that have lost so much because of the incomptent policies of the Democrat Party.

If Bayh was so sick of how Washington operates and knew that the "peoples' business" was not getting done, why not stay and change it from within? Of course we all know that wasn't why he left. After all, he is "executive" material.

http://www.political-buzz.com/

Obama is certainly not doing a good job. No one can argue that, but to think going back to a Republican run government is not something we can afford. Bush/Cheney took a surplus and turned it into a $10Trillion deficit. Obama is adding to that, no doubt. Greed is greed whether it's coming from the right, the left or corporate executives. Americans can not win because no one cares about the citizens. They all care about filling their own bank accounts.

This is the real Cash for Clunkers program - the Dems are all retiring to cushy lobbying jobs and taking all the cash in their campaign funds as lottery winnings. I agree, they should be required by law to give it all to charity!

Sen. Bayh is smart enough not to jump off the cliff with Obama, Pelosi, and Reid.

Jan, Bush DID NOT turn a surplus into a $10 Trillion deficit. The country already had a $5 Trillion-plus deficit when he became president. Bush did increase the deficit by better than $4 trillion, still NOT a good thing.
And the deficits are not caused by corporate greed. They are caused by too much government spending too much money.

CNN quotes a Bayh adviser as follows: "[Bayh] .. hates the left bloggers. They are getting their wish, pure Democrats in the minority."

Thank you, leftie bloggers!

The backlash against the fool Obama is only just beginning. It's going to continue accelerating.

Just when people think that the glass is half empty with Senator Bayh leaving congress need to realize the Democratic party is not stupid when it comes to strategy. Anybody can be a Senator in any state if you have money and you are likeable. But what some people don't realize is that Indiana is a conservative state with old moral values that people hold on too. Bayh retirement may be a blessing the sky for the Democratics statewide and nationally because he just retired, not dead! People in Indiana love Evan Bayh, both R's and D's. The party will nominate someone (possibly Baron Hill) that can beat Dan Coats, Evan can be on the sidelines for two years and then run for Governor and move Indiana back into the Blue state column once again for Barack's re-election in 2012! The glass is half full people and when the Republicans think they have won, they may be mistaken in November!

Don't start measuring the drapes for those offices Replicans are supposed to win quite yet.

Bayh backed Bush on Iraq and I think was with him in the cute little Rose Garden gathering in Oct. 2002 backing W up.

That worked out well, didn't it?

Bush's policy of waging war without raising taxes to pay for war was the largest single cause of bankrupting the United States.

Mrs. Bayh? Heavily beholden to corporations.

Too early to start running for Prez in 2016.

Anyhoo, 2010 is WAY different from 1994.

Pain will continue.

Actually, it will increase, not decrease.

So don't look for a Replican rout.

Dysfunctional Senate: why would anyone want to stay there and listen to that broken record McConnell drivel?

Stutzman will be a great Conservative replacement unlike McCain, Boehner, Graham, McConnell.
One by one Obama is sinking as is the country , sadly.

The night before he made his startling announcement, just by happenstance I met a relation of one of Evan Bayh's staffers. Although nothing as extreme as his voluntary retirement from the Senate was discussed, it was clear to me from what was said that Bayh was "very angry." When pressed for the source of his anger, the person stated he was both embarrassed and angry when Harry Reid unilaterally ‘axed’ the Senate's bipartisan "Job's Bill" from moving forward. That seemed in retrospect to be the 'straw that broke the camel’s back,' so to speak. In addition, Bayh was disgusted when he learned of the backroom negotiations between Reid and Pelosi to pass the healthcare bill through "reconciliation." He told Reid of his dissatisfaction and he was ignored. The context of the latter is in light of the fact that Obama plans to hold a "bipartisan" summit on healthcare on February 25th (smells like Rahm). Why have such a summit if Reid and Pelosi already have a deal (with Obama) and Obama refuses to state unequivocally that he WON'T sign ANY healthcare legislation that is produced through the "reconciliation" process? I'll bet 'a dollar to a donut' that Bayh doesn’t want to be viewed, down the road, as being complicit with this Obama/Reid/Pelosi backroom dealing. My gut tells me he might even 'expose' the deal made, forcing Obama to commit either way. My guess is that he won't be a "Yes" vote for "reconciliation."

The retirement of Evan Bayh is a great loss for Congress and the Country. We are losing Moderates in both the Democratic and Republican Parties when we need them most. Nothing is getting done in Washington. Unfortunately President Obama has turned out to be a weak leader with no previous executive experience, and the Far Left and Right controls the two political parties. Indirectly the Evan Bayh retirement may help Mark Kirk if the voters in Illinois want a more moderate and independent voice in representing them instead of a straight down the line political hack.

If anyone knows Don Fitzgerald please look after him. I think he really has lost it this time with his recent post with references to the "Klu Klux Klan," "birth birthers," "Brooderhood of Klucks," and "Tail Gunner Joe." He is also mad at the entire State of Indiana.

In an interview, Sen. Bayh said NOT ONE JOB HAS BEEN CREATED BY THE STIMULUS!
It's refreshing when a Democrat can he honest and candid!

Depot-Jim, I agree completely. Driving out the moderates is a terrible sign. It shows that the fringe is in control, and the America I know doesn't embrace either the fringe right or the fringe left. Right now, the fringe left has hijacked the Democratic party and is driving it off a cliff. As for Don Fitz . . . he's like the crazy uncle that you learn to tune out.

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John D., I disagree. I know at least one job that has been created by the Stimlus - Scott Brown's Senate job.

Evan Bayh gets it:

"But if I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months" He knows that Harry and Nancy have not led and he is leaving.

If he didn't like the atmosphere of the Senate he should have stayed to help fix it. His given reason for not running again sounds a bit off. If Bayh turns out to be a lobbyist or president of a semi-conservative college soon, it wouldn't be a surprise. He looked too happy up there with his family while saying he was not going to try to return for six more years.