David Rogers
Politico.com
5/6/2010
Despite poor polls at home, Obey insisted he could still win reelection in November. But he admitted he feared another reapportionment fight in the next Congress and believed the nation had turned against the aggressive public investments that have been his trademark.
“I do not want to be in the position, as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, of producing and defending lowest-common-denominator legislation that is inadequate to that task,” Obey said. “And given the mood of the country, that is what I would have to do if I stayed.”
The entire article is at Politico.com
UPDATE: Read also “Sinking Ship: Approp Chair Obey (D-WI) to Retire” at BigGovernment.com
