retiring GOPs

In addition to the three new senators, four Democrats and at least seven Republicans are retiring (not all voluntarily). It is not clear that any of the retiring senators will significantly change their positions on legislation after Election Day. The Senate will likely remain significantly divided on big issues and make it very difficult to pass anything other than must pass measures.

http://newsletters.agc.org/clwir/201...ve-uneventful/

Who are the retiring GOPs and should we be targeting them?

I don't know and YES!

George Voinovich of Ohio, Bennett of Utah, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Sam Brownback of Kansas, George LeMieux of Florida, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Kit Bond of Missouri are the repblican senators that will be retiring at the end of this year for sure and whoever loses their elections next month will also be "retiring" at the end of this year. and YES we should be targeting them calling them, emailing them or etc.

Dem: Dorgan, Dodd, Bayh, Specter

Rep: Lemieux, Voinovich, Bunning, Bennett, Bond, Gregg, Brownback

what's the history of the retiring senators? all the repubs voted no on the defense authorization bill right? which voted for the da the time before?

I don't think many Republicans will change their minds after the midterm elections, But Republican Presidential candidates have asked the Republican leadership to deal with immigration before the Presidential elections they know that if they act to hard on immigration during the primaries it might hurt them with Hispanics during the general election. On the other hand if they don't act tough on immigration during the primaries then they might not win the nomination.

They will deal with immigration or the dream act during 2011 or early 2012 before the elections.

Does anyone disagree with me???

I fully agree with you.

does anyone know how many votes are needed to pass something in the lame duck session??

three days ago i read an article describing that the " lion's gate" of immigration reform work would take part in the beginning of 2011. 2012 is an election year and we have already seen what happens in those. so with this said i think the beginning of 2011 is a good time for the passage of the dream act and ag jobs.

in addition, obama cannot be re-elected president without the hispanic vote of california, florida, new mexico, colorado, and he has to give something to show for his promise of immigration reform.

does anyone agree with me??

If nothing passes this year, then i don't think anything will pass until after the 2012 elections. If dream and agjobs can't pass with sizable democratic majorities in the house and senate, what makes anyone think it can pass with Anti-immigrant republicans controlling the house? Remember these are the same guys who refused to even consider going to conference with a republican controlled senate to pass a compromise immigration bill in 2006.