Quote Originally Posted by Islandborn
and from Yahoo.....showing the growing number of "retirements" heading into 2010.

2010 situation grows more difficult for Democrats - Yahoo! News
Quite a few republicans taking a pass next time too. Got to be bipartisan. And actually it opens the door for third parties that have the money to run. Too bad there is not the fair election rule that all share one pot of all donations divided equally between all runners regardless of party affiliation.