Topic: St. Gabby will retire from the House

[IronDioPriest]

Ever since the shrieking spittle-flecked Tea Party chambered a round and fired it into Gabriel Giffords' head, the Leftists have canonized her and prayed for her to triumphantly return as their own living martyr. Not gonna happen, at least this go-round.

Don't get me wrong, I pray for Gabriel Gifford's swift and full recovery. But the Left shames her, in the same way they shamed the memory of the late Paul Wellstone at his memorial. They cannot put filters on their shameless tendencies long enough to see that a woman being shot in the head is not an opportunity for demagoguery.

Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.

According to officials in Washington, her resignation, first disclosed on the congresswoman's Facebook page, is expected to take effect on Monday...

[John Florida]

  Who picks her replacement?

[Pandora]

Under state law, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer must call a special election to fill out the remainder of Giffords' term.

The voters.

[Libertas]

And then whoever it is will run again in the fall for the new term, hopefully she picks wisely and that person can build a small credible track record to keep that seat in the fall.

I also must give some credit to Giffords, this is the right action to take for her health, her family and her district.

But whoever the Dem's throw up in the fall, no doubt it will be a shrill anti-2nd amendment type full of zeal to fully exploit Giffords' situation.  The fall could be interesting in this district.

[charlesoakwood]

Her district is next to the 7th which wants to separate from Az.
It's also on the border, wouldn't hold expectations too high.

[IronDioPriest]

I just watched the video she made that was produced for her - highly produced - and I can't help but think the video was made with the intention of having it in the back pocket for down the road. Assuming Giffords makes a full or near full recovery at some point in the future, and no longer suffers from the severe brain damage that is quite obvious in the video now, having this video to pull out at a senate campaign kickoff as a comparison and evidence of St. Gabby's "fighting spirit" will be a boon for the Leftists.

[charlesoakwood]

I perceived the production being a necessity of her condition.
She probably will never achieve the level of function and stamina
necessary to assume national office.

I pray that she continues to recover and that she and her husband
have a normal and happy life.

[Sectionhand]

At least Giffords will no longer be trampled by a crowd of liberal Democrats calling themselves her "good friend" when they actually barely knew her before she was shot . That lurid tableau of self-serving Dems vying with each other to be "Gabby's Best Buddy" made me want to puke . Sadly enough , the political facts of life would seem to indicate that she will be largely forgotten in a few years except when that ocassional gun control legislation raises its ugly head .

[IronDioPriest]

At least Giffords will no longer be trampled by a crowd of liberal Democrats calling themselves her "good friend" when they actually barely knew her before she was shot . That lurid tableau of self-serving Dems vying with each other to be "Gabby's Best Buddy" made me want to puke . Sadly enough , the political facts of life would seem to indicate that she will be largely forgotten in a few years except when that ocassional gun control legislation raises its ugly head .

Yup. If I remember correctly (don't care enough to check) she was a bit of a "maverick" on the Dem side, wasn't she? Breaking with the Dems occasionally to vote with the Republicans? IIRC, she would have been a legislator they'd just just as soon have knifed in the back as anything.

And you can bet your sweet bippy they'll be trotting out her name as a gun control tool. And it doesn't seem like that Wasserman Schultz dude is going to ever let people forget how the Tea Party shot her good friend Gabby Giffords.

God, these people make me sick. Human scum.

[Libertas]

Wouldn't surprise me if this next session the "Gabby Giffords Memorial Gun Control Act of 2012" is offered up, and anyone opposiing it will be labeled a supporter of assassins.  I'd love to have that debate, but, no doubt the bedwetting GOP leadership will screw up that opportunity nine ways to Sunday!!!

 

[Glock32]

At least Giffords will no longer be trampled by a crowd of liberal Democrats calling themselves her "good friend" when they actually barely knew her before she was shot . That lurid tableau of self-serving Dems vying with each other to be "Gabby's Best Buddy" made me want to puke . Sadly enough , the political facts of life would seem to indicate that she will be largely forgotten in a few years except when that ocassional gun control legislation raises its ugly head .

Yup. If I remember correctly (don't care enough to check) she was a bit of a "maverick" on the Dem side, wasn't she? Breaking with the Dems occasionally to vote with the Republicans? IIRC, she would have been a legislator they'd just just as soon have knifed in the back as anything.

And you can bet your sweet bippy they'll be trotting out her name as a gun control tool. And it doesn't seem like that Wasserman Schultz dude is going to ever let people forget how the Tea Party shot her good friend Gabby Giffords.

God, these people make me sick. Human scum.

Now that you mention it, Washerwoman does bear a striking resemblance to Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister fame.

[Libertas]

At least Giffords will no longer be trampled by a crowd of liberal Democrats calling themselves her "good friend" when they actually barely knew her before she was shot . That lurid tableau of self-serving Dems vying with each other to be "Gabby's Best Buddy" made me want to puke . Sadly enough , the political facts of life would seem to indicate that she will be largely forgotten in a few years except when that ocassional gun control legislation raises its ugly head .

Yup. If I remember correctly (don't care enough to check) she was a bit of a "maverick" on the Dem side, wasn't she? Breaking with the Dems occasionally to vote with the Republicans? IIRC, she would have been a legislator they'd just just as soon have knifed in the back as anything.

And you can bet your sweet bippy they'll be trotting out her name as a gun control tool. And it doesn't seem like that Wasserman Schultz dude is going to ever let people forget how the Tea Party shot her good friend Gabby Giffords.

God, these people make me sick. Human scum.

Now that you mention it, Washerwoman does bear a striking resemblance to Dee Snyder of Twisted Sister fame.

Hi Oh!!!

 

[Glock32]

Seriously.  Does this not look like the roadkill rug atop her misshapen melon?

  

At least Twisted Sister never did anything to diminish our liberties. The only thing Twisted Sister ever did was to not take (it) anymore.