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Orange Free State

(611 posts) Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:06 PM Jan 2018

Issa bails out!

Darrell Issa is not running for re-election! Last race was close and Hilary won his district. Day-um!

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Issa bails out! (Original Post) Orange Free State Jan 2018 OP

Plus constituents are getting all up in his face TlalocW Jan 2018 #1

So how many Republican Congresspersons are retiring? TBA Jan 2018 #2

He was gonna lose anyway. Iggo Jan 2018 #3

Will he go back into the fire insurance business? left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #4

TlalocW

(15,394 posts)

1. Plus constituents are getting all up in his face

Reply to Orange Free State (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:15 PM

Jan 2018

And Trey Gowdy has stolen all his thunder in becoming the one to constantly be investigating the Clintons so he's not feeling the love anymore.

TlalocW

TBA

(825 posts)

2. So how many Republican Congresspersons are retiring?

Reply to Orange Free State (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:26 PM

Jan 2018

Iggo

(47,597 posts)

3. He was gonna lose anyway.

Reply to Orange Free State (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:26 PM

Jan 2018

Won by the skin of his teeth last time.

Tried to rebrand himself as a moderate, but no one bought his bullshit.

He was guaranteed to lose this time.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. Will he go back into the fire insurance business?

Reply to Orange Free State (Original post)

Wed Jan 10, 2018, 01:53 PM

Jan 2018

Steal Stopper, would become the path to Issa's fortune. It was struggling badly, and he took control of it ...
in the morning of September 7, 1982, the offices and factory of Quantum and Steal Stopper in the Cleveland suburb of Maple Heights caught fire.

An investigation of the cause of the fire noted "suspicious burn patterns" with fires starting in two places aided by an accelerant such as gasoline.

Issa appeared to prepare for a fire by increasing the fire insurance policy by 462% three weeks previously, and by removing computer equipment holding accounting and customer information.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darrell_Issa

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