Report: Accountability Review Board suggests Lois Lerner be fired. She retires with full pension package instead...

Lois lerner will likely get over 50k in taxpayers dollars per year. Let's hope she collects it in prison...

Accountability Review Board was set to suggest Lerner's removal, per congressional sources.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlakeWP) September 23, 2013

Lois Lerner is retiring http://t.co/6oRZCXe0eT
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlakeWP) September 23, 2013

Best News of the Day: RINO Sen. John McCain may retire in 2016...

Faster please...

Via Ballot Box:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hinted that he may be serving his last term in office, admitting that he does not want to become “one of these old guys that should’ve shoved off.”
McCain, a 27-year veteran of the senate and former presidential candidate, made the admission while speaking about his relationship with President Obama.
“The president and I, he’s in his last term, I’m probably in mine, the relationship we have had over the past three years is quite good,” McCain told The Wrap in an interview. “Quite good.”

Bye, Bye Barney

Rep. Barney Frank is retiring. He cites redistricting as the main reason. Here is my farewell message:

Don't let the door hit you an the a$$ on the way out Barney.

The Hill:

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) announced Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2012, ending a three-decade career in the House.

Frank, 71, is the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee and the architect, with former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), of the sweeping Wall Street regulatory reform law enacted in 2010.


He announced his decision at an afternoon press conference in his hometown of Newton, Mass., where he said redistricting played a major role in his retirement.

"I was planning to run again, and then congressional redistricting came," Frank said.

The Obama Economy: Many Will Have to Work Into Their Eighties

How long will you have to work before you retire? It may be longer than you think.

Well, it turns out that working longer is indeed an option, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute latest study. The only problem is that the latest research shows that you’ll have to work much longer than you anticipated. In fact, many Americans will have to keep on working well into their 70s and 80s to afford retirement, according to the study, titled “The Impact of Deferring Retirement Age on Retirement Income Adequacy.”

What’s more, it’s even worse for low-income workers, according Jack VanDerhei, one of the co-authors of the study. Those who earned (on average over the course of their careers) less than $11,700 per year, the lowest income quartile, would need to defer retirement till age 84 before 90% of those households would have just a 50% chance of affording retirement. 

Those who earned between $11,700 and $31,200 will need to work till age 76 to have a 50% chance of covering basic expenses in retirement. Those who earned between $31,200 and $72,500 will need to work to age 72 to have a 50% chance and those who earned more than $72,500, those in the highest income quartile, catch a break; they get stop working at age 65 to have a 50/50 chance of funding their retirement.

Another Democrat Sees the Writing on the Wall

Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) has decided not to run for reelection in 2012. This offers a good chance for Republicans to capture a Senate seat currently held by Democrats.

(WaPo)- Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) has announced that he will not run for reelection in 2012.

Webb’s decision, long anticipated by many in Virginia politics, will make his seat more difficult to hold for his party. Ex-Sen. George Allen (R), who lost the seat in 2006 to Webb, is running to win it back, and a handful of other GOP candidates are also running. Jamie Radtke (R), former chairwoman of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation, is also running for the seat.

Some Democrats hope ex-Gov. Tim Kaine will decide to run for the seat, but he has given no indication yet that he is interested.

Obama Rewards General McChrystal's Resignation With a Four-Star Retirement

When General McChrystal and some of his aids had their off-the-record conversations betrayed by a Rolling Stone reporter, someone had to take the fall. After all, uncomplimentary things were said and Obama's enormous ego was bruised. General McChrystal manned-up and resigned, but there isn't any reason he shouldn't receive a reward. How does an inflation adjusted $149,700 per year before taxes for life sound? This might keep General McChrystal, who voted for Obama, off FOX News.

WaPo reported:

“Gen. Stanley McChrystal will retain his four-star rank when he retires from the military, the White House said Tuesday. The decision means the general will earn about $149,700 per year before taxes in military retirement pay.”

General McChrystal wasn't qualified to retire with four-star rank under military rules.

Army rules state a four-star general must serve three years before they can retain the rank in retirement. But the president can bypass the rule if he chooses to do so.

Another Democrat Abandons a Sinking Ship

Powerful Democratic Rep. David Obey (D-WI) has thrown in the towel on his re-election bid. He was facing a tough campaign and ,reportedly, poor polling numbers. Obey is giving up the chairmanship of the powerful House Appropriations Committee. After the Scott Brown election in Massachusetts, Republicans thought Obey's seat was in play. Democrats still felt this was a safe seat for them. Obey was a close associate of deceased Rep. Jack Murtha and Murtha's lose could have influenced his retirement decision.

The Politico reported:

Bone-tired and facing a tough political landscape at home, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey announced Wednesday that he won’t seek reelection, ending a 41-year House career stamped by his unique talent and tempestuousness.

Rarely does a committee chairman of such power just walk away, and Obey’s decision is a blow to Democrats and marks the passing of one of the last major leaders of the 1970’s reforms that reshaped the modern House.

“I am ready to turn the page, and frankly, I think that my district is ready for someone new...

Steny Hoyer When Asked if Tea Party Pressure Was Causing Democrats to Retire: I think it does."

Retiring beats getting your pants beat off you in the 2010 November election.

From IBD:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters today that the Tea Party movement is making some members of Congress mull retirement.

Bye Bye Stupak. Don't Let the Door Hit You in the Butt on the Way Out.

Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak (D-gullible) has decided to not run for re-election in 2010. Stupak has received criticism from both sides for his abortion position during passage of Obamacare. Liberals were angered at his demands for additional provisions to prevent federal funding of abortion. Pro-life advocates were angered when Stupak caved and accepted a meaningless Executive Order from President Obama in lieu of stronger antiabortion language in the health care reform bill. Conservatives, Pro-life advocates, Republicans and the Tea Party have targeted Rep. Stupak for defeat this November.

FOX News eported:

Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, who was the central figure in the abortion debate surrounding the health care law, will retire from Congress at the end of this term.

Hugo Chavez Buddy US Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) May Retire

US Representative William Delahunt is considering retiring. Delahunt is known for his close relationship with despot Hugo Chavez. The reason he is considering early retirement may be the success of now Senator Scott Brown. Rep. Delahunt is also receiving a lot of negative publicity for being the district attorney in Massachusetts who inexplicably dropped all charges against Amy Bishop(the alleged mass murderer in the University of Alabama killings.)

Boston.com reported:

“Every election cycle, I take my time, I think it through, and I think, not about whether I can win or lose, but: ‘Am I in a position to make a difference?’ ’’ Delahunt, a Quincy Democrat, said in a telephone interview. “Can I achieve what I want to achieve outside of public life?’’

.....Republicans see a chance to recapture one of the state’s conservative districts...

Another House Democrat Bites the Dust

The latest democrat to abandon ship is Rep. Marion Berry (D-AK). Rep. Berry is from a district John McCain won in 2008.

From the Washington Post:

Arkansas Rep. Marion Berry is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow morning, according to three sources briefed on the decision.

Berry will become the sixth Democrat in a competitive seat to leave in the last two months but the first to announce his retirement since the party's special election loss in Massachusetts last Tuesday.

Democrats will be quick to point out 14 Republicans have announced plans to retire. The difference is most of these republicans are from districts that are considered safe.

Democrat Blasted by Former Marine in Viral August Town Hall Video is Retiring

U.S. Congressman Brian Baird (D-Wash.) got blasted by a former Marine in what many considered to be the best August health care town hall video. This Video went viral on YouTube and has been viewed over 1.2 million times.

Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Congressman Brian Baird (video)


Now, Congressman Baird has decided he can't take the heat and he is retiring. He is the third Democrat from a 'competitive' district to suddenly announce retirement in the last three weeks.

Politico reported:

His decision came as a surprise to House Democrats, and will surely heat up the speculation that other vulnerable House Democrats are looking towards the exits.

“With this being the third retirement by a swing-district Democrat in as many weeks, it is clear that members of the Majority are feeling the ground shaking beneath them," said National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Pete Sessions, in a statement released less than a hour after news of Baird's retirement broke.

Liberal scumbag David Souter is rumored to be retiring from Supreme Court

David Souter was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. He was alleged to be a conservative by then Chief of Staff John Sununu. After his appointment, Souter was quickly seduced by the left wing of the court and he never looked back. He has become one of the most liberal and despised members ever to wear the black robes of a Supreme Court Justice. Souter supports the right of the government to seize peoples property(eminent domain) even when the use is for a nonpublic project such as a shopping center or football stadium. This spawned a failed movement to have his house in Connecticut seized under eminent domain and turned into a hotel.Fox News is reporting:

Supreme Court Justice David Souter has reportedly decided to retire from the Supreme Court, a move that will provide President Barack Obama his first opportunity to nominate someone to the nation's highest court.

The White House has been told that Souter will retire in June, when the court finishes its work for the summer, a source familiar with his plans said Thursday night. He almost certainly would remain on the bench until a successor is confirmed.

FOX News has not independently confirmed the report. The source spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak for Souter.