Do you remember back in May when Congressman David Obey, one of the leaders of the House Democrats, suddenly announced that he was retiring because he was “bone tired?” Turns out the real reason is that his constituents are bone tired of him.
WisPolitics.com reports the particulars of the unpleasant polling:
Retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Obey paid more than $30,000 on polling just eight days before announcing his retirement, according to the longtime congressman’s latest filing with the FEC.
Obey announced his retirement May 5 after more than four decades in the House, saying he wanted to see health care reform passed and was simply “bone tired.” But insiders in both parties questioned the abrupt announcement during a tough election year, and Republicans suggested he may not have wanted to fight against a GOP tide and then-Ashland Co. DA Sean Duffy.
The Wausau Democrat brushed off such talk, saying he’s never walked away from a fight in his life. But his recent campaign finance report shows payment to D.C.-based Hart Research Associates for polling on April 27 — the largest expenditure of his more than $126,000 in reported disbursements in the second quarter.
We’re pretty sure Obey won’t walk away from this fight, either. Instead, he’ll be whisked away in a long, black limousine straight to his new job as a highly-paid lobbyist.
H/T: Bluegrass Pundit
This post was last modified on July 21, 2010
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We need to vote all the professional politicians out of office . Kick all of the rocking chairs to the curb , especially , mccain , graham , dodd , frank , lincoln , reid , boxer , pelosi , waters , schumer , lieberman , rangle and who ever else you want to add to the list
I hope the Congressman sees this because I don't believe him; "never walked away from a fight"... right. Chicken is as chicken does and Obey gave us 30,000 reasons that support that belief!
The Ballad of Brave Sir Obey
Bravely bold Sir Obey rode forth from Camelot.
He was not afraid to die, O brave Sir Obey!
He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways,
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Obey!
He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp,
Or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken;
To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away;
And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Obey!
His head smashed in and his heart cut out
And his liver removed and his bowels unplugged
And his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off
Brave Sir Obey ran away.
Bravely ran away, away!
When danger reared its ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
Yes, brave Sir Obey turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Sir Obey!
He is packing it in and packing it up
And sneaking away and buggering up
And chickening out and pissing off home,
Yes, bravely he is throwing in the sponge...
Bravo!
David Obey has been in Congress forever, he just would not give up his post without a fight if he knew he was'nt going to get his a$$ kicked. I know odzens of people from Wisconsin or who live there now, & they word is that Obey stood an excelent chance of being beaten in November. So he bailed instead of being beaten.