Do the Democrats announcing retirement remind you of anything?

It reminds me of Republicans who are doing the same thing.

Totally - another good reason for ending the stupid 2 party system. Not everything is black and white. There are many shades of gray. If these lawmakers did not have to obey the party, a lot more could get done thru compromise. It is all just a power play now.

Yes, rats deserting a sinking ship is the best way to put it.

Right now in the U.S. Senate there are five of eighteen incumbent democrats and six of eighteen republican incumbents retiring so you may will be right. Government in this country has gone so far downhill that many people do not want to be in it anymore.

Yes, the Nazi Party getting "elected" into power in 1939 Germany.

Yes and there is no telling what will happen after all of the ''rats'' have left the ship.

Yes the light at the end of a long and useless tunnel

Yes, good analogy. Ratatouille!

kind of. they can do anything to their life, i just hope that it's only their life they are doing it to, damage it, make it better, they should not be thinking about themselves only.

They do not want their name attached to the vile going on in D.C.......it is even too much for them.