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Meehan Is Out of the House
Massachusetts Democratic Representative Marty Meehan is resigning to become Chancellor at UMass-Lowell.
There are broader implications than you might think for an opening in a safely Democratic district.
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3 Responses to “Meehan Is Out of the House”
Given the outrage over General Paces comments, this issue will finally be up for debate, nationally and over Meehan’s bill in Congress. I honestly can’t see how the military can feel good about accepting convicted felons, skinheads, recruits in their forties, and high school dropouts, but care so much about taking gays. If they don’t know about their sexual status, their heroes, but if they do they’re immoral??
On a side note, I’m wondering how many will leave Congress because of the increasingly poisonous partisanship and role of special interests in elections. That alone might drive those who probably should be there out, but attract other unethical SOB’s to office.
To me, the really strange thing is that Meehan has left just when his party and he have some actual clout. That’s only likely to increase after 2008, when a Democrat is likely to be elected President. It’s rare for a member of Meehan’s seniority to leave the House under such circumstances.
Mark
http://markdaniels.blogspot.com
He had signed a term limits pledge back in the 90s, then reneged on it. He’s relatively young and I doubt he wanted to have a long-term career in the House. Don’t forget that his legislative career amounts to campaign finance reform, which has brought about the polar opposite of legislative intent.