# Gowdy retires.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 31, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901 "2018-01-31T17:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![thatbpguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@thatbpguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatbpguy)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901/41 "2018-02-03T02:27:48Z")

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Meh.

I suppose it’s easy to disrespect him for leaving, but I think he simply prefers something else. Congress, in these ultra partisan times, is not an easy job. You spend too much time fighting each other than being a “public servant”. I was talking to my congresswoman and she is a bit discouraged as well.

I wish him well.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901/42 "2018-02-03T02:35:32Z")

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> [@thatbpguy](#):
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> Meh.
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> I suppose it’s easy to disrespect him for leaving, but I think he simply prefers something else. Congress, in these ultra partisan times, is not an easy job. You spend too much time fighting each other than being a “public servant”. I was talking to my congresswoman and she is a bit discouraged as well.
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> I wish him well.

He’s one that was a major contributor to the partisan times. I hope he’s miserable.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901/43 "2018-02-03T04:28:05Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> He’s one that was a major contributor to the partisan times. I hope he’s miserable.

Yep. He contributed more to partisan bullshit than nearly anyone. Fuck that guy. Gowdy is a smug, arrogant prick with terrible hair. I hope he has nightmares about Hillary and BENGHAZIIIII for the rest of his life.

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**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gowdy-retires/807901/44 "2018-02-04T17:06:20Z")

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If you made a list of the real partisan abusers of the system over a decade or two, I think you will find that they didn’t intend to stay. They can’t live with the implications of the govt they promoted, in a system where they are responsible for what they did. Chaffetz, Gowdy, and the whole gang are going to be a very interesting list to check on as they try to get rich off destabilizing our country.

The dems should never forget this.

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