Better Freeze Your Catch

[Bill McIntyre]

As long as we are mentioning resignation, I heard today that Dennis Hastert is going to resign before the end of his term. He had previously said that he wouldn't run for reelection, but I wonder why the rush to leave?

I hope Denny isn't expecting trouble from a wide stance too.

[sciencemike]

Eh, it could be that the party benefits more if he leaves a bit early. The person who comes into office to fill his seat gets seniority over the normally elected officials by a few months. Also they get name recognition from this and the special election that i think follows this. So if he is going to retire anyways, it kinda makes sense to just resign. But im no political buff or anything, so if i am wrong here please speak up.

As for this original thread its pretty much dead now and cryogenically preserved for posterity.

[Bill McIntyre]

Your theory sounds good to me Mike.

What with pages and restless feet in rest rooms, I'm afraid I've become overly cynical.

[DeepThought]

I hope this technology would also advance cryogenic sleep, maybe also organ transplants....

[Fondueset]

Hmm.. good idea; maybe some organ transplants along with the bathroom maneuver.