Brian Baird, the crusading Washington congressman, announced his retirement today, after six terms in the House. "Tough loss," says my tipster, Felson. But I don’t think this is the last we’ve seen of Baird, 53, who was changed by Gaza, and understands the key foreign-policy issue of our time. "The time has now come to pursue other options, other ways of serving," he said.
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Seconded. The US government really can’t afford to hemorrhage decent people like this.
Must be music the Abe Foxman’s ears!
How the Zionazi treat those Palestinians who saves the lives of the Israeli Jews?
In memory of my three daughters
link to rehmat1.wordpress.com
I e-mailed Baird a letter thru his website:
https://forms.house.gov/baird/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm
thanking him the courageous position he took on Gaza.