Any thoughts on the Dingell Dynasty?

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Wife of retiring 30-term Dem announces intention to create Dingell ...

By Doug Powers  •  February 25, 2014 06:42 PM

**Written by Doug Powers

John Dingell has been in the House so long they had to carbon-14 date his office name plate to pin down how many terms he’s been there, but even after decades of helping bury the country in insurmountable debt, the family still obviously feels it has unfinished business in Washington.

From the WaPo:

Democrat Debbie Dingell plans to run for the seat being vacated by her husband, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), two senior Democratic strategists on Capitol Hill familiar with her plans told Post Politics. She will begin her campaign as the clear front-runner to succeed her husband.

Debbie Dingell is an experienced Democratic strategist who currently serves as chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. John Dingell has praised her as his closest confidant.

Debbie Dingell, 60, was 2-years-old when John Dingell was first elected to the House, subsequently becoming what Nancy Pelosi called a “lifetime public servant,” which is an oxymoron:

Career politicians live to serve the public, and they do — in much the same way termites appreciate homeowners.

[Willy]

Term limits come to mind.

[XLFD]

Dingell's politics probably helped fill the coffers of Detroit and the Automobile industry, and was generally untouched by significant scandal through the years.  Unfortunately he will not be able to reap the fruits of Obamacare personally, which is how I remember him best, particularly when he made the following statement in an interview, of which he never corrected the c-word.  But his progressive politics was mostly about government control of things:

"...The harsh fact of the matter is when you’re going to pass legislation that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways it takes a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be taken to put the legislation together to control the people."

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Considering his district, I'm sure his wife will win. The fact that she was 2 when he first was elected just amazes me.