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Michel is not running for Congress

Posted at 12:57 PM on September 26, 2007 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)

State Sen. Geoff Michel (R-Edina - West Bloomington) just walked through the Capitol Press room. He says he's not running for Congress. Here's a portion of his news release:

"After giving this serious thought, I have concluded that Congress is broken and the lifestyle of a member fo Congress is unappealing.

It would be worth the effort if Congress was an institution that was working well. It is not. The life of a member of Congress is now perpetual campaigning, countless hours on the phone raising money and incessant travel. Members of Congress seem very busy doing everything but the actual work of the people. I have four young daughters and a wonderful wife. Trading soccer games, piano recitals and dinners at home for frequent flyer miles and long distance phone cards feels selfish to me."

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Geoff Michel says
"It would be worth the effort if Congress was an institution that was working well. It is not. The life of a member of Congress is now perpetual campaigning, countless hours on the phone raising money and incessant travel. Members of Congress seem very busy doing everything but the actual work of the people. I have four young daughters and a wonderful wife. Trading soccer games, piano recitals and dinners at home for frequent flyer miles and long distance phone cards feels selfish to me."

which can be translated as

"Right now the 2008 election looks like its going to be another wave of Democratic Party victories; I would be a fool to run and lose in a bad year, rather than wait for the political weather to improve for Republicans. Check back with me in 2009."

Posted by bsimon | September 26, 2007 2:13 PM

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