Lautenberg Retires!

April Fools

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, (D-N.J.) plans to make it official today: He is running for re-election.
A news conference is scheduled this afternoon in Trenton where Lautenberg will be surrounded by the top brass of the state Democratic Party including Gov. Jon Corzine, party chairman Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, and members of the state’s Congressional delegation.
…Lautenberg, 84, served three six-year terms, retired from the Senate in 2001, then was drafted by his party two years later to succeed Sen. Robert Torricelli, and won a fourth term. If he were re-elected and served another six-year term, he would be 90.

Actually, I guess the “November Fools” are the ones voting for him. When’s the last time anyone heard anything from him?

categories Politics | | datetime March 31, 2008 1:39 pm

6 Responses to “Lautenberg Retires!”

  1. Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life says:
    March 31, 2008 at 2:03 pm

    When’s the last time anyone heard anything from him?
    About the time the Dembulbs cheated the system to get him on the ballot.

  2. The_Real_JeffS says:
    March 31, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    Yay, another semi-senile (I hope) octonegarian staying on in Congress. I hope his minder isn’t too obvious when prodding the good Senator to vote the party line.

  3. Tainted Bill says:
    March 31, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Well, I do see his name at the train station every day.

  4. Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life says:
    March 31, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    You mean in that ad for a zombie movie?

  5. nightfly says:
    March 31, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    The job requirements for Congress are a working voting finger and a sufficiently-dated birth certificate. He’s been retired since he was 60.

  6. The_Real_JeffS says:
    March 31, 2008 at 6:23 pm

    We’re discussing Senator Lautenberg, Bill, not Senator Craig.

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