Rep. John Doolittle to Retire
By Nicole Belle Wednesday Jan 09, 2008 12:45pm
Republican Rep. John Doolittle, who is under investigation in a congressional lobbying scandal, plans to announce Thursday that he'll retire from Congress at the end of his current term, according to a Republican official who spoke with Doolittle.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity pending a public announcement in Doolittle's Northern California district.
The development comes as Doolittle, in his ninth term, faced growing political pressure from fellow Republicans who considered him a liability because of his involvement, along with his wife Julie, in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation. House Republicans, still smarting from losing control of Congress in 2006, are eager to put that ethics taint behind them.
Blue America has been supporting Charlie Brown in his race for Doolittle's seat, so this is great news for Charlie. Your donation is appreciated.
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I'd vote for Brown but I hear he's kind of a blockhead
Lobbying scandle, imagine that.
doolittle? that's not what jack abramoff said. *rimshot*
i am not a libertarian, but when imperial crooks, like this scum and his wife, are able to stay in office waaaaaaaaaay after their corruption had been exposed i start to nod to the larouche-fans
And so ends the career of another anti-American corrupt repug. Good riddance douchebag.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This wormy prick "represents" the county 6 Miles to the north of me...this guy is the biggest pussy war monger chicken hawk in DC and California. Hope he has fun in prison!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this a Larry Craig non-resignation, resignation?
Travis @ 1:
You hear incorrect!! Brown is the man and he is a Democrat....you want to lose a seat because you heard he was a bonehead. I bet you voted for Bush because you wanted to have a beer with him?
What do you want to bet that Doolittle will get away with his crimes? None of the Democrats seem disposed to prosecute corruption.
Northern California Dave @ 7:
Obviously Dave is too young to know who Charles Schultz is.
me @ 9:
Snoopy is a prick too....No...That was the Republican slogan two years ago when Charlie Brown lost....sorry but I can't stand do very little.
On his campaign site....
Team 2008 is a group of my most trusted friends, supporters and advisors who meet for lunch on a regular basis to discuss what is going on back in Washington.
For a contribution of $108, Team 2006 members receive:
--> a “Team 2008” membership badge for you to wear at our exclusive meetings
That team will probably look to turn the donations into a defense fund.
His last blog entry at his official site.... posted on Monday, October 15th, 2007
--> Keeping “God” On Certificates
With references to (2) Faux News Related Stories: Capitol Architect Lets ‘God’ Fly On
http://doolittle.house.gov/blog/?p=48
Go Charlie Brown!
Doolittle just wants to 'Spend more time with his family'.
In Abramoff's villa on the Costa Brava.
Team Doolittle...
http://www.johndoolittle.com/Team2006/default.aspx
Who endorsed this guy..
http://www.johndoolittle.com/Endorsements/default.aspx
Speaking of crooked republican reps from California, when is Duncan Hunter going to prison?
me @ 14:
ya know, thinking strategically, a little jail time (a la various 'celebrities') might be the only way for duncan hunter to get a mention on the news...
Good riddance to bad rubbish. I'm delighted that Doolittle is stepping down with a cloud over his head. An indictment or conviction would be even more appropriate.
I'm afraid, however, that this is not good news for Charlie Brown. He came within a few percentage points of taking out the much-tarnished Doolittle in the 2006 general election. With the incumbent out of the race, Brown will face a relatively clean Republican nominee in a very red district. Brown would have beaten the slimy little weasel. He'll be the underdog against a different Republican nominee.
Nevertheless, I'll send Brown another contribution, for good luck's sake.
They said "taint behind" heh.
Skeptical @ 6:
My question too. For somebody named Doolittle it appears that he's been doing a lot.
This is great news for Charlie Brown!!! Go check out his website and consider signing up for his emails. Peace.
http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org/ He seems like a great guy!!
Retiring to the gray bar hotel to wash Leroy's dirty underwear. I'll bet you won't Doolittle in cell block.
Northern California Dave @ 10:
Travis @ 1:
Heck, I'd vote for Charlie Brown, Linus or even Snoopy. Well, maybe not Linus. It just wouldn't look right having a guy in office that can't do without his "blankie" while sucking his thumb all of the time. :lol:
Hello! This is NOT good news for Mr. Brown.
Duh!
Now he will be up against a less crippled Republican candidate, and this is a very Republican district.
He would have been much better going up against Doolittle.
I still hope Charlie Brown wins, and you should all donate, but please, let's be logical here. The seat is not going to be uncontested by the Republican party. They'll come up with someone, and that someone has a BETTER chance of beating Mr. Brown.
Republican retirement: Guilt with honor.
Will Doolittle come out of the closet now? Or will he wait until he has to when he's in prison?
Ok you guys are just making this shit up now: "Doolittle" and "Charlie Brown"? What's next, "Cobra Commander" running against "Voltron"? Ooh and as long as we're betting on TV characters what about that kid with the hearing aid from Barney? 5 bucks says he can beat Giuliani in the polls. = )
Charlie Brown has the money to be competitive, but this is the reddest district in the whole state of California, and there's a whole slate of eager-beaver replacements for the GOP. To the contrary of the article, Doolittle's retirement is not good news for hopes of picking up the seat.
Joe O. @ 21:
So even though Linus is clearly the most intelligent and qualified of the lot, you're against him for reasons relating to his image. Reminids me of Kucinich a little..
Mr. Doolittle will be and has been talking to rats.
As said, this actually isn't the best news for Brown. He would have had a much easier time beating a scandal plagued incumbant then a fresh face. At least he has a good start, however. Best of luck, round headed kid.
As for Doolittle, well, looks like reality finally took hold. Maybe now he can call Duke Cunningham and Bob Ney and ask what the best rooms at Club Fed are like.
DrFood @ 22:
I wanted to see if anyone noted this. Unfortunately, this is VERY bad news for Charlie Brown. It was going to be tough before, but there are at least 3 Republicans vying for the seat (DoLittle 'retired' because he was not going to win - PERIOD).
Folks, that district is VERY conservative.
That said, it may be another - "if Hillary is on the ballot, Brown loses (the cons come out in droves!). If Edwards or Obama is - Brown has a shot!"
This is going to be an issue in '08 ... and NO one is mentioning it! Hillary is bad for progressive challengers!
Another one!?
Good riddance. If you rob from the American people, you'll will be paying for your consequences! Goodbye Doolittle! As his name implies, he did little while in Congress. Go rob from corporate America, ya Doolittle!
We are talking about a part of Northern California that the best businesses to be in are gun shops and meth labs.
The Smiths Go To Washington @ 13:
Typical...pay to play or to even be heard by this asshat! $108 get's you a special
badge to wear at special meetings...jesus, what a crock of shit! What's even worse
than that is there are a bunch of suckers who coughed up that money thinking it
would make them someone special to Doolittle...what a farce!
"this is good for republicans"-beltway bumpkins
FUCK!!!
Brown was a shoe in if Doolittle had tried to stay in office.
RayC @ 33:
And your part comes to the fourth to buy them.
Samson- @ 15:
Perhaps it will help his presidential campaign. There's no such thing as bad publicity, and besides, conservatives aren't bothered that their politicians are crooked.
bla... bla @ 30:
That Hillary is bad for progressive challengers goes without saying.
Why do you think she is being pushed on us by the Diebold/Repugs/MSM?
Edwards is the only candidate that can win a national election, IMHO.
Go Edwards!
I can't get over the irony in some of these names. The concept of "Doo" in addition to the concept of "do little"
How about Tom "Delay?
And there're others I know - just can't think of them right now . . . .
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I sick of these f*cking retirements. These f*ckers belong in PRISON!
it's time to pull bush and cheney and ALL the gops passports, so they can't flee our of the country to avoid prosecution........ you think?
Unfortunately the U.S. atty for the district who prosecuted Mr. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was replaced with someone with a lot more prosecutorial "discretion". Hence, Mr. Doolittle, the Hon. Jerry Lewis, Senator Ted Stevens are not likely to face any criminal charges. By this time any first year prosecuter could have convinced a grand jury to indict.
BTW the Dukester has refused to talk. Look for a sentence reduction hearing soon. He's not ratting out anyone in the hope of a Fox news analyst, or a Regnery book deal.
the dems were in power for 40 years....how many scandals did they have??
wakeup america
I think the deal is that if you are in office when convicted you lose your government pension. However, if you are out of office when convicted you get to keep your pension.
Oh, Doolittle, ever the lawyer.
As a former NorCal resident I've been watching this A-hole for years. To me he represents the worst about the McManson, Wal-Mart, sprawl-at-all-cost lifestyle. The hills around Sacramento (Folsom etc) will be the LA sprawl in their own time. Much of this I lay at Doolittles feet. Of course I just fell in love with him all over again for all the other later issues. But as they say 'all politics is local' and I spent a large part of my political formative years HATING this man. Good to see him go! Mr. Doolittle, please do let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!
UncleJoeMccarthy@45 Hey dumb ass! I guess according to your deranged logic everything's all even. You are truly wasting YOUR time here. Typical Repub, accepting no responsibility, throwing shit everywhere hoping it sticks somewhere. Go straight to hell!
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 45:
Hey Uncle, the dems never so much as attempted to shred the Constitution, end Habeas Corpus, etc.
I wish I could have openly criminal career and brazenly steal millions of dollars, then just be forced to retire when I got caught. Actually, not.
How will we know he's retired when he always did do little?
DrFood @ 22:
That was Doolittle's political reason for withdrawing, after all.
Auburn CA is not quite as red as the media and a lot of local blowhards make out. It's a retirement area for the rich, so there are a lot of conservative idiots, and the youth are mostly jacked too high into the air (in their trucks) to be able to descend to vote. But Doolittle's scandals haven't been well received, and the collapse of the housing market is hurting Auburn homeowners, and there is anger about that, directed at Bush.
This is a year of surprises, and with CA SecState Debra Bowen in charge, this will be the first (relatively) legal election in ten years, though I don't know the RoV in the area -- probably totally corrupt. Because of Bowen, Mr. Brown (and his squareheaded name) may have more of a chance than before.
Jay @ 40:
The ballot position already supplies the 3% difference in the primary, Jay, so there is no confirmed evidence of Diebolding. The difference between handcounted and D tabulated districts may be demographic -- I don't know, and I'm sure you don't either.
In all the study of the votefraud, I can't name any clearcut cases of Diebolding being used to elevate Democrats. Can you?
RayC @ 33:
No, that would be Stockton/Modesto (Stanislaus).
Doolittle is further north NE of Sacto.
Meth labs seized, showing one lab busted in 2004, compared to 26 in Stanislas (and 93! in San Bernadino):
http://ag.ca.gov/bne/images/calabmap.gif
--wikipedia
Oops, sorry, Stockton is San Joaquin county (Modesto is Stanislaus).
RayC @ 33:
You are also talking of an area that has become an area of vineyards and lots of beds and breakfasts that is not going to put up with the same old shit for too long. lots of Sacratomato workers living in Auburn and Placerville now.
My Guess is all the RePUGs Congresspeople will have a there own barracks in Terminal Island. Doonothing will do time, as will Hunter and Lewis and and about 5 or more others.
This story is misleading, Doolittle is a Mormon, he's resigning in order to join Mitt as his running mate, and give Romney's campaign a boost.
Paul in LA @ 54:
There's more to the region than auburn + Doolittle only won the last election by 3%.
There is more to the region than Auburn, that's true. Which is why I quoted its full extent. to correct that thought error.
I recopied the quote from Wikipedia and it got automatically shortened (one of my Mac's actual failures of design).
It should have said: " Republicans have 48 percent of voter registrations; Democrats have 30 percent and the Libertarians hold roughly 5 percent.[1]"
Here's an actual map.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/United_States_House_o...
As you can see, the entire N. Nevada border -- some strange backwoods up that way, and definitely Gun Club territory.
"In 1979, Doolittle worked as an aide to state senator H.L. Richardson, the conservative founder of Gun Owners of America and the Law and Order Campaign Committee." (His entry into politics)
Paul in LA @ 61:
You get to areas where it takes over a 1/2 hour for a cop to be on the scene and you can bet most everyone will have a piece.
BTW does the article talk about Doolittle's square dancing fetish?
Uncle Joe Mccarthy @ 45:
Agreed... it took less than 10 for the Repubs to show their true corporate colors! Corruption, and Cronyism, and Greed - oh my!
The real difference is that the Repubs are taking the country down with them!
CD @ 37:
Well, it sounds like we have a healthy economy going on here.
Blue Buddha @ 64:
I was being snarkey.
The fourth contains some of the best ski resorts in the world and a ton of brilliant people who want to telecommute while getting back to nature.
You get to areas where it takes over a 1/2 hour for a cop to be on the scene and you can bet most everyone will have a piece.
I live just to the left (physically) in Shasta County and have heard (from a local deputy sheriff) that in the evening there may be only two officers on patrol for the entire county. Shasta County covers 3,847 square miles.
We are represented by Wally Herger, who loaned Doolittle $5,000 to the Doolittle defense fund.
Oy vey.
jtmonty46 @ 66:
Wally's a nice enough guy (in a simpleton way) Doolittle is just plain evil.
Since this is likely the last time Doolittle will be mentioned here I've got one more thing to say.
John you assfaced sob go fuck yourself you're a discrace to everything you're assocated with and I hope they put you in a asspounding prison for the rest of your greedy little life.
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