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Steve Israel says he won’t seek re-election to Congress

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Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) won’t seek re-election to a ninth term in November in order to spend more time writing his second book, he said Tuesday.
The Democrat, who has held the seat since 2000, said in a statement, “It is time for me to pursue new passions and develop new interests, mainly spend more time writing my second novel.”


He said he is “looking forward to spending more time home and frequenting my beloved New York diners. Simply put, it’s time to pass on the torch.” He will complete his term and retire at the end of the year.

Israel has easily won re-election since winning the open seat in 2000, when Republican Rep. Rick Lazio ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Still, the Cook Political Report lists the district as a tossup.
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This is generally seen as a surprise. Steve Israel when he first took office was a "blue dog Democrat" often siding with the hawks on foreign policy and also was in favor of the Bush tax cuts, but he has slowly edged more to the left/center since. This now means that this seat will be a must watch. I honestly think that Steve knew that this race was gonna be his toughest yet, and he honestly just doesnt wanna go through it again so he is now stepping down.
 
Great News!!!! WHAT A FREAKING CROOK AND LIER THIS GUY IS... This asshole has caused me SO MUCH trouble and pain over the years.

:applaud :2dance: :2dancing: :bravo: :2party:
 
Beaudreaux said:
Great News!!!! WHAT A FREAKING CROOK AND LIER THIS GUY IS... This asshole has caused me SO MUCH trouble and pain over the years.

:applaud :2dance: :2dancing: :bravo: :2party:
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Any specifics?
 
Beaudreaux said:
Not that couldn't be used to identify me to that bastard, and potentially cause me more trouble. Sorry.

Nothing I did wrong.
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So you call him a "A FREAKING CROOK AND LIER" and that he is an "asshole who caused SO MUCH trouble and pain over the years", but you wont/cant specify the reasons that lead you to these conclusions?
 
Beaudreaux said:
Not that couldn't be used to identify me to that bastard, and potentially cause me more trouble. Sorry.

Nothing I did wrong.
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Ah, the Debate Politics version of Vaguebooking, then.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
So you call him a "A FREAKING CROOK AND LIER" and that he is an "asshole who caused SO MUCH trouble and pain over the years", but you wont/cant specify the reasons that lead you to these conclusions?
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Knee jerk jubilation at the news.
 
notquiteright said:
So it was a personal beef and not part of his voting record?
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Correct. Not his voting record. His personal use of power to cause problems, cost me a HELL of a lot of money, and cause major problems for a government client of mine during Sandy. We overcame them all, but it cost a HELL of a lot of time and money to do so.
 
Beaudreaux said:
You can accept my statements or not. No problem to me either way.
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