I'm curious what people think are motivators for someone who was elected to Congress in November to decide to quit the following January. Any idea? I don't accept that he quit because he wanted a...
I'm curious what people think are motivators for someone who was elected to Congress in November to decide to quit the following January. Any idea?
I don't accept that he quit because he wanted a job in the private sector. Why would he have run in November if that was the case?
I suppose it’s possible it has been the current shutdown and the Republican Senate’s refusal to bring budgets up for a vote. If you could tolerate the Trump administration and the Republican...
I suppose it’s possible it has been the current shutdown and the Republican Senate’s refusal to bring budgets up for a vote. If you could tolerate the Trump administration and the Republican Senate over the past two years, it’s hard to imagine this would be a tipping point, but it’s possible that this was Marino’s tipping point. It’s also possible he was informed of something more damning in private that we don’t know about. It’s also possible, though it seems subjectively coincidental, that his decision had nothing to do with the current political situation. I don’t know what the baseline rate of resignations for House members is or what the distribution on the calendar looks like, but it’s possible this is nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm guessing this. He was an early supporter of Trump so I can't believe he suddenly found a conscious and is quitting over the shutdown. For starters, he didn't' say that and if he was taking...
It’s also possible he was informed of something more damning in private that we don’t know about
I'm guessing this. He was an early supporter of Trump so I can't believe he suddenly found a conscious and is quitting over the shutdown. For starters, he didn't' say that and if he was taking some moral stand I think he would say it very publicly since he's leaving and there's no consequence.
It’s also possible, though it seems subjectively coincidental, that his decision had nothing to do with the current political situation.
Certainly not impossible but how incredibly crappy is it for someone to run for the Senate, get it, then quick 4 months later because they want to go to the private sector to make more $.
FYI, he’s a House member, not a senator (this would be a much bigger deal if a Republican senator resigned right now). And, this rates as probably pretty tame in terms of the current spectrum of...
Certainly not impossible but how incredibly crappy is it for someone to run for the Senate, get it, then quick 4 months later because they want to go to the private sector to make more $.
FYI, he’s a House member, not a senator (this would be a much bigger deal if a Republican senator resigned right now). And, this rates as probably pretty tame in terms of the current spectrum of actions of the Republican congress.
I think somebody's about to drag a few skeletons out of old Tommy's closet. The classic scenario would be that he likes to pick up rent boys on the down low, but he might also have taken bribes or...
I think somebody's about to drag a few skeletons out of old Tommy's closet. The classic scenario would be that he likes to pick up rent boys on the down low, but he might also have taken bribes or spent campaign funds on hookers and blow.
I don't live in his district, but I'm going to make some popcorn anyway. It's always fun when a Republican suddenly leaves office. :)
I'm curious what people think are motivators for someone who was elected to Congress in November to decide to quit the following January. Any idea?
I don't accept that he quit because he wanted a job in the private sector. Why would he have run in November if that was the case?
I suppose it’s possible it has been the current shutdown and the Republican Senate’s refusal to bring budgets up for a vote. If you could tolerate the Trump administration and the Republican Senate over the past two years, it’s hard to imagine this would be a tipping point, but it’s possible that this was Marino’s tipping point. It’s also possible he was informed of something more damning in private that we don’t know about. It’s also possible, though it seems subjectively coincidental, that his decision had nothing to do with the current political situation. I don’t know what the baseline rate of resignations for House members is or what the distribution on the calendar looks like, but it’s possible this is nothing out of the ordinary.
I'm guessing this. He was an early supporter of Trump so I can't believe he suddenly found a conscious and is quitting over the shutdown. For starters, he didn't' say that and if he was taking some moral stand I think he would say it very publicly since he's leaving and there's no consequence.
Certainly not impossible but how incredibly crappy is it for someone to run for the Senate, get it, then quick 4 months later because they want to go to the private sector to make more $.
FYI, he’s a House member, not a senator (this would be a much bigger deal if a Republican senator resigned right now). And, this rates as probably pretty tame in terms of the current spectrum of actions of the Republican congress.
Of course you're 100% correct and it WOULD be a bigger deal if it was a senate. Good catch!
I think somebody's about to drag a few skeletons out of old Tommy's closet. The classic scenario would be that he likes to pick up rent boys on the down low, but he might also have taken bribes or spent campaign funds on hookers and blow.
I don't live in his district, but I'm going to make some popcorn anyway. It's always fun when a Republican suddenly leaves office. :)
My suspicion is there are a LOT of stories that'll be coming out soon-ish....stuff is heating up now for sure.