Incumbent Senator Ousted in Utah
[Guest post by DRJ]
At the GOP Convention, no less. He didn’t even make it to the Republican primary:
“In a humiliating end to his career, Senator Bob Bennett of Utah couldn’t get enough of his own party’s delegates at the Utah GOP convention to get past the second round of balloting for his re-election bid. After coming in third in the first two rounds, Bennett was automatically eliminated for the third round of voting. Earlier, he had pleaded with delegates to give him a second chance after coming under fire for supporting the TARP bailouts.”
Mike Lee and Tim Bridgewater will face off in a June 22 GOP primary, while Claudia Wright will challenge Jim Matheson in the Democratic race.
— DRJ
In an interview today, he complained of the ‘toxic’ political environment. He then described how his ‘career’ was destroyed today. that’s the problem. Serving in Congress should NEVER be a career.
Bob Neale (60bbc6) — 5/8/2010 @ 7:06 pm“Serving in Congress should NEVER be a career.”
Well, he did promise to serve only two terms when he was originally elected back in 1992, so he’s got that going for him, which is nice.
daleyrocks (1d0d98) — 5/8/2010 @ 7:14 pmWeep not for Bennett. We’ll be paying him a nice pension.
The Wyden/Bennett health care bill was a P.O.S. as bad as Obamacare so good riddance to another politician that thought he was entitled to “his” seat in the senate.
MU789 (cd6b1c) — 5/8/2010 @ 7:41 pmInteresting that they are blaming his support for a Bush policy for his loss rather than anything to do with Obama.
Have Blue (854a6e) — 5/8/2010 @ 10:43 pmI’m liking Utah and Arizona more and more each day.
krusher (0846f8) — 5/9/2010 @ 4:15 amTARP is the litmus test for Conservatives and TEA Party patriots. Anyone who voted for TARP, or who supports Obama’s socialist agenda, or goes along with insane spending, or undermines the Constitution, has their head on the chopping block. No excuses, no appeals, no exceptions.
The time has come to close ranks.
BTW, don’t weep for Bob Bennett, he not only did it to himself this time, he’s an old CIA spook who was up to his chin in the JFK assassination, and he was a major factor in the Watergate Scandal. He’s never been trustworthy.
ropelight (a91bd1) — 5/9/2010 @ 6:38 amI’m no fan of Bob Bennett, but even less of JFK assassination conspiracy theories and those who think Watergate a big deal.
GenralMalaise (294cd8) — 5/9/2010 @ 7:07 am#7, GeneralMalaise, Bob Bennett’s role in the JFK assassination isn’t a theory, conspiracy or otherwise. He wasn’t a direct participant in Dealey Plaza, but according to the testimony of operators who were there, Bennett provided advance briefing and air support for them. That may be an inconvenient fact, but a fact nevertheless. So is his service in the CIA an indisputable fact. Read the House Select Committee’s report, it’s online.
And, you’re dead wrong about Watergate, although it well may have been an almost trivial event had you or I been involved, however the 5 individuals caught in the act were connected to the Nixon White House which made it a big deal, a very big deal during an election year. It changed history.
Watergate and the subsequent cover-up first resulted in a sitting Chief Executive resigning from office, then the fallout directly contributed to the election of Jimmy Carter and all the damage he was able to accomplish during his term in office. That damn fool even gave away the Panama Canal, in addition to letting Iranians hold Americans hostage for nearly 15 months.
Now, you’re entitled to your beliefs, but Bob Bennett has managed to evade answering the tough questions for over 40 years. Now that he’s going to be out of office, he may decide to write his memoirs, or submit to interviews about his CIA exploits. I’d like to hear what he has to say.
ropelight (a91bd1) — 5/9/2010 @ 8:06 amI was an altar boy, age seven, and rang the death knell for JFK. On an real old bronze church bell in a real church tower.
I always thought Watergate was bullshit. A few rogues, embarrasing their boss, their boss trying to protect them nonetheless, and getting himself forced out of office. Nixon was a good President who was not careful enought in his personnel selection.
nk (db4a41) — 5/9/2010 @ 8:20 amForty years on the govt. payroll and now he is crying because his career his over. i think he may have a point. most do not leave office until they are certified clinically dead.
clyde (436837) — 5/9/2010 @ 9:25 amRopelight… so it’s now fact that members of the CIA – or elsewhere in government – were directly involved in the assassination of JFK? Don’t think so.
Watergate did become a big deal in the sense that you’ve described… no disagreement there. My take, however, is that these sorts of political shenanigans are as old as politics itself and the only thing that led to it having the significance and fall-out it did was the fact that the WH was caught. The Democrats always need a heavy to direct their hate and invective at and Nixon served their purpose well.
GeneralMalaise (294cd8) — 5/9/2010 @ 9:37 amThis is what happens when you try to straddle a fence too many times….
AD - RtR/OS! (ae15f0) — 5/9/2010 @ 12:06 pmSomeone comes along and cuts your balls off!
#11, GeneralMalaise, individuals who were present in Dealey Plaza when JFK was murdered testified under oath to the House Select Committee on Assassinations that Bob Bennett gave them their final briefing before they left for Dallas. Again, it’s in the committee’s report, and it’s available online.
The real significance of Watergate is that a sitting President tried to cover-up an attempt to eavesdrop on his political opponents by blackmailing the CIA into obstructing an FBI investigation, and had the tables turned against him. Read H R Haldermann’s diaries, it’s all there.
ropelight (a91bd1) — 5/9/2010 @ 1:47 pm