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A Last State of the Union

by Jonathan Singer, Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 12:09:33 AM EST

Many have already pointed out the very good news that this was the last State of the Union address for George W. Bush. One point I haven't heard mentioned -- one that I think deserves both trumpeting -- is that this was the last State of the Union address for the 30 Republican Congressmen and Senators who have already announced that they would be retiring (either at the end of this cycle or during this session of Congress), the handful more who have yet to announce their retirement but likely will in the coming days or weeks, and the dozens more who will likely find themselves out of a job following the November 4 elections.

We may be an awfully long time away from Thanksgiving, but we have an awful lot to be thankful for today. But let's sprint, not saunter, to election day.

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Here's another Republican congressman by the wayside (per CQ Politics, late-breaking this evening):

Missouri Rep. Hulshof Reportedly Plans Run for Governor

I proudly support Barack Obama for President!

by Zeitgeist9000 on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 11:54:07 PM EST

FROM Brietbart.com (none / 0)

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WASHINGTON (AP) - So close, yet so far away--and so bitter.

Rival Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama came within a foot of each other just before President Bush's State of the Union speech Monday night and managed not to acknowledge each other, and certainly not touch.

Clinton, clad in scarlet, crossed the aisle between their seats on the House floor and reached out a hand to greet Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Democratic icon whose endorsement she had courted only to lose it to Obama.

Kennedy shook her hand while Obama, wearing a dark suit and standing between the two, turned away.

The rivals then retreated to their seats, only the aisle and four senators between them.

It was the latest chapter in the increasingly nasty fight between the two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination and capped a dramatic day.

Hours earlier, Obama received the endorsements of Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy, the brother and daughter, respectively, of President John F. Kennedy. They were joined by Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., the senator's son.

On his way out of the chamber, Bush shook hands with Obama. The president and Clinton did not shake hands.

The only Republican senator still running, John McCain of Arizona, skipped the address to campaign in Florida.

So much for either putting the other on the ticket.

by nzubechukwu on Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 11:55:03 PM EST

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