About Those GOP Legislators Quitting the House...

Their departures are not good for the Republican party.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) chairs the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition with the Chinese Communist Party. He is a serious legislator, and he is not seeking reelection.

To date, twenty one Republicans have said they are departing the House of Representatives. This number does not include the GOP legislators who already left, such a George Santos, the disgraced fomer representative from New York.

As a general proposition retirements from Congress are not inherently bad. There are instances where members are not up to the job anymore or perhaps they just were never good to begin with but voters never quite saw reason to vote them out.

When I look at the list of Republicans who have announced they will not run again for office I see a few of them who won't be missed. These individuals were not particularly effective legislators.

Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) is an example… (Read more)