Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:18 PM

Geoff Davis resigns from Congress, cites family health issue

Source: Courier-Journal

Republican U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis of Kentucky resigned Tuesday, citing a family health issue.

Davis had previously announced he would retire this year from Congress. He said in a statement issued Tuesday that a family health issue had developed recently that needs more of his time.

“As a result, I cannot continue to effectively fulfill my obligations to both my office and my family,” he said. “Family must and will come first.”

Davis, 53, is a fiscal and social conservative and has been in the House since 2005. His 4th District stretches along the upper tier of Kentucky from the Louisville suburbs to the West Virginia border.

Between him and Steve Latourette, do they know something?

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Geoff Davis resigns from Congress, cites family health issue (Original post)	brooklynite	Jul 2012	OP
The Wheels are Coming off the Bus!!!	bluestateguy	Jul 2012	#1
Usually they say which family member is ailing. I will do some digging.	alfredo	Jul 2012	#2
Bottom line....	Grassy Knoll	Aug 2012	#3
Yup. The repukes have painted themselves in a corner.	Javaman	Aug 2012	#4
Wonder why he is leaving just before the election	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2012	#5
Perhaps a family member has cancer	Berlum	Aug 2012	#8
In Republican Circles	bottomofthehill	Aug 2012	#6
Uh, oh. Something is about to break open...	CTyankee	Aug 2012	#7

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:26 PM

bluestateguy (40,060 posts)

1. The Wheels are Coming off the Bus!!!

Well no, but you know that that is how it would be spun if a Democrat resigned.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:49 PM

alfredo (46,559 posts)

2. Usually they say which family member is ailing. I will do some digging.

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Wed Aug 1, 2012, 12:06 AM

Grassy Knoll (4,272 posts)

3. Bottom line....

Teabaggers pissed him off. Repubs are regretting what they sowed. Perfect.

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Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:17 AM

Javaman (40,613 posts)

4. Yup. The repukes have painted themselves in a corner.

if they run on their usual platform, they get raked over the coals by the ball lickers.

So rather than confront the stupidity, they resign as cowards.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 09:25 AM

dixiegrrrrl (30,800 posts)

5. Wonder why he is leaving just before the election

when he actually decided to leave in Dec?
. "In December 2011, I decided that in order to honor those values, I needed to retire from Congressional service so I could more effectively serve my family as a husband and father."
Is this a way to have the Republican candidate appointed to serve before the election?

something smells.

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Wed Aug 1, 2012, 04:03 PM

Berlum (3,693 posts)

8. Perhaps a family member has cancer

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Sometimes it can look like things are going to be OK, and then...

In this sad matter I have considerable experience. Assuming this is the case, my best wishes to the Congressman, his family, and all families who have this experience...

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Wed Aug 1, 2012, 01:10 PM

bottomofthehill (720 posts)

6. In Republican Circles

It usually has something to do with getting caught in bed with a live boy, a dead girl or-someone else wife to go that quickly.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2012, 03:57 PM

CTyankee (35,044 posts)

7. Uh, oh. Something is about to break open...

maybe they wanted it out of the way in plenty of time before the election...guess they think that in August no one is paying much attention, when actually lots of big stuff has happened in August...

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