Reports: Devin Nunes To Retire From Congress | Talking Points Memo

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is retiring from Congress, according to multiple reports.

The San Joaquin Valley Sun, the local paper for Nunes’ district, reported that the congressman’s office had told constituents that he would depart Congress as soon as this month.


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Mooovin’ on out.

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First out, get the sweetest private-sector gigs.

Hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Udderly good move.

That should bring the collective IQ of the GOP House up a dozen points or so.

To the mid 40’s…

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When asked why he was retiring, Nunes explained: “I’m moooooooooving back to my family farm in Iowa and entering the dairy business.”

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Dibs on the handle “Devin Nunes’ Mom’s Cow” on the new Trumpy social media network!

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in his letter to constituents, saying that he was leaving to follow a “new opportunity to fight for the most important issues I believe in.”

Still all about him, his issues and his opportunities, blah blah, and blah.

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Well, Devin Nunes did retire from the human race and common decency a long, long time ago, so this move makes sense. On to griftin’ on a different scale and in a different way.

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What kind of a sociopath is going to come out of that district to replace Nunes?

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I guess the cows do come home now and then.

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Cowed into retirement was he….

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I think we should all applaud that upward mobility in our society also applies to bovines. He’s really broken the grass ceiling.

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He has to dedicate more time for frivolous lawsuits.

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I’ve waiting a long time to post this bit of frivolity.

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Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich said on Twitter that Nunes would instead take the helm a new Trump media organization — “a job offer that he can’t refuse.”

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Scary thing is, the way the GQP is trending, his successor could be even more deranged.

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Ladies and Gents, the new CEO of DWAC! :rofl:

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Reported redistricting has it at D+5

So whoever comes out of there, their stay is temporary.

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I think this means Gavin Newsome gets to name a temporary replacement, right?

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So Luca Brasi said either his signature or his brains would be on the contract?

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