Could Senator Snowball Be Retiring? We'll Ostensibly Know More After "Announcement" 3/6

[hatrack]

Barack Obama in the White House and a slender Republican Senate majority in play helped shape Sen. Jim Inhofe’s decision to seek re-election six years ago. Now, after 26 years in the Senate (and, before that, eight in the House), is the 85-year-old Inhofe ready to call it quits?

That seems unlikely, but we’ll find out soon. Media outlets in Washington reported last week that while speaking with reporters, Inhofe said he would make an announcement March 6.

If he runs again, Inhofe, R-Tulsa, will almost certainly win handily again, as he has in each of his four campaigns since winning a special election following David Boren’s mid-term retirement in 1994. But personal concerns may carry the day and prompt Inhofe to decide he’s had enough.

In January, Inhofe’s wife of 60 years, Kay, had a mild stroke, prompting him to leave Washington before senators were sworn in for President Trump’s impeachment trial and before a vote on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Last year, Kay Inhofe needed hospitalization and months of therapy after breaking a leg in an accident.


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https://oklahoman.com/article/5656166/has-inhofe-decided-its-time-to-leave-senate

[Ohiogal]

1. I don't get it

He’s in his 80s, his wife has a health issue, he’s been in Congress for 34 years. Why on earth doesn’t he step aside, spend some time with his family, and let another person take over?

[Afromania]

2. That sweet sweet power trip is enough to keep these folks around long after its time to go.

[Cousin Dupree]

3. It's boring and routine to live the kind of life the rest of us peons do. Hw wouldn't be special

anymore.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. For those who have forgotten: