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

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 07:45 PM

Jan 2013

on Filibuster Reform"." That's from the Ed Show. Those who continue to use Harry Reid as a punching bag are only showing their ignorance of the facts.

Harkin on why he's retiring..

CUMMING, Iowa — Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says he will not seek re-election in 2014.

The 73-year-old Harkin tells The Associated Press in an interview, "It's just time to step aside," because by the time he would finish a sixth term, he would be 81.

Harkin said it would also allow a new generation of Democrats to seek higher office.

The announcement comes as a surprise, considering he had $2.7 million in his campaign war chest and was planning a fundraiser next month.

Harkin played a lead role in urging the Senate's more liberal members to back the 2010 health care bill.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/26/tom-harkin-retiring_n_2557708.html

Tom Harkin would be "81" if he were to run in 2014. Not everyone is Sen Frank Lautenberg

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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