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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (39700)	12/21/2009 12:42:14 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

Notable & Quotable Those retiring Democrats. DECEMBER 20, 2009, 7:29 P.M. ET Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report, writing at NationalJournal.com, Dec. 15: It's an exaggeration to say that the dam is breaking for House Democrats as incumbents in tough districts retire. But it's an understatement to say that four such members announcing their retirements in four weeks is a trickle. . . . On the other end, former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Martin Frost of Texas recently suggested that the Obama White House be willing to guarantee post-midterm election jobs to certain members if they opt to run for re-election and still lose. . . . the current number of Solid and Likely Democratic seats is 218, coincidentally the barest possible majority. online.wsj.com