Armey leaves firm amid health care flap

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Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) is resigning from DLA Piper law firm amid a wave of negative attention his grassroots organization, FreedomWorks, has drawn for helping to organize protesters at health care town hall meetings with members of Congress.

In a statement, Armey said that he was concerned about the negative attention the health care protests were drawing to the firm he has been associated with since retiring from Congress.
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Frank Burch, Chairman of DLA Piper praised Armey in a statement and said “we are sorry to see Dick Armey leave." But, he added, "we appreciate his taking the initiative to clear up confusion concerning FreedomWorks.”

“Despite some unfounded media suggestions attempting to link DLA Piper to FreedomWorks’ opposition to health care reform, the firm has not, on its own behalf, or on the behalf of any client, directly or indirectly opposed any of the pending health care reform bills,” Burch said. “On the contrary, DLA Piper represents clients who support enactment of effective health care reform this year.”

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One more out....

[Greyskye]

1. Out in name only.

The damage is done IMHO.

[Larkspur]

2. He resigned from the law firm and plans to spend time saving FreedomWorks

from liberal "witches" like Rachel Maddow.

[UTUSN]

3. K&R #2, but WAIT a minnit!1 He's quitting the law firm to be FULL TIME at FreedomWorks!1

But, anyway, ARMEY keeps RUNNING and RUNNING!1

[Tangerine LaBamba]

4. He's just changing offices -

he's not leaving in the way that we think of "leaving" when we change jobs.

He's already hooked up with another corporate group, that's my guess.

This is slick, isn't it? Make the Democrats think we're really weakening them.

God, they're smart..............

[elfin]

5. Just in time for his MTP gig this weekend with RACHEL

She nailed him on this more than once and I think this announcement (probably fake, I agree) was prompted by her pointed scrutiny.

Can't wait to see what she says tonight about him.