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2016 Postmortem

frazzled

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4. I would expect him to put it in the statement, for two reasons

Reply to Laurian (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 02:21 PM

Jan 2013

(1) He's one of the most straight-talking, unabashed members of the Senate, and he's never shied away from stating his strong opinions in the past
(2) Other senators who have retired over the past few years, who are far less outspoken than Senator Harkin, have cited the dysfunction of the Senate as reasons for their retirement.

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I think its safe to say the filubuster reform(or lack of) was the last straw for Harkin [View all] bigdarryl Jan 2013 OP

It's not one of the reasons he gives in his official statement frazzled Jan 2013 #1

I wouldn't expect him to put that in his official statement, Laurian Jan 2013 #3

I would expect him to put it in the statement, for two reasons frazzled Jan 2013 #4

Bayh was one of those and he was useless. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #8

I think its safe to say that is your opinion onenote Jan 2013 #2

Wow, you can read minds nobodyspecial Jan 2013 #5

Or, this is a man who will be pushing 80 in 2014, who's been in the senate for almost half his life. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #6

Harkin would have pushed through 80 and on Cha Jan 2013 #11

He is a better man for that to be the reason for retiring. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #7

Agreed Ian Iam Jan 2013 #9

That's bullcrap and you must know it..or not. Bernie Sanders: "Reid had only 47 Votes Cha Jan 2013 #10

No he would be 81 at the end of that term dsc Jan 2013 #12

Sorry, that's what meant but didn't write it clear enough.. Cha Jan 2013 #13