"There's just too much brain-dead partisanship, tactical maneuvering for short-term political advantage rather than focusing on the greater good, and also just strident ideology."—Democratic Senator Evan Bayh, who happens to be one of my senators, on why he's not seeking reelection to the Senate.
You know, Senator, your alleged concern for the "greater good" might mean more to me if you hadn't just announced your plans to vacate your office without warning to the Democrats just before the candidacy filing deadline, thereby significantly increasing the odds your seat will be filled by someone who doesn't even marginally believe in the bodily autonomy of half the population, who doesn't even marginally support queer equality, and who doesn't even marginally support treating suspected terrorists as human beings.
You were already a shitty Democrat (even by the Democrats' pathetic standards), but it's pretty goddamned low to make sure there was no chance of getting a more progressive person in your seat. Asshole.
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