Inouye planning another campaign

[ccharles000]

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is on Oahu this week, taking in a full slate of events but also taking time to formally announce his upcoming bid for re-election.

Inouye plans to make the announcement tomorrow night at an event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village before some 2,000 elected officials, community leaders, volunteers and other supporters, according to a news release.

The senior senator and Democratic Party stalwart is seeking his ninth six-year term to the Senate—a term that, if completed, would take him through his 92nd birthday.

Inouye is the second highest-ranking member of the Senate, behind U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., and is chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. He also is a senior member of the Commerce, Rules and Indian Affairs committees.

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100216_Inouye_planning_another_campaign.html

[depakid]

1. Another poster child for mandatory retirement ages

Seems the only way to get some people out of the Senate is to wheel them out on a gurney- or carry them out in a coffin.

[IndianaGreen]

2. He is also opposed to full rights for LGBTs

He should have retired years ago.

[Jennicut]

3. Frank Lautenburg fell and had to go to the hospital recently. There are a lot of them

that need to retire but who else is there to win in those seats?

[tabbycat31]

4. Lautenberg must stay healthy until 2014

cause Governor Lardass wants to replace him with a teabagging wingnut

[Jennicut]

5. I know. Dems seem to have the oldest Senators around.

Aren't there any old Rethugs?

[depakid]

6. Only because Stevens got indicted and Thurmond was finally wheeled out, drooling

Then of course there's Grassley- who's showing early stages of dementia.