Only months after tea drinkers swept him into office, Scott Brown announced he was leaving Congress. “This job looked a lot better on paper. Plus, I have less time to drive my truck…which I generally do without pants on. Did I mention I drive a truck? And that my daughters …

Does Chris Cillizza have all of these retirement stories already teed up? Man, he’s fast. The Fix: Bart Gordon to Retire Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon will not seek re-election in 2010, becoming the fourth Democrat sitting in a swing district to retire in the last several weeks. UPDATE : Josh …

Tuesday is the new Thursday. What have we learned in the past 24 hours? Congress is really, really good at pointing fingers; not so good at passing bailouts … Time to start exploring new retirement options … Skins “jumped off” against the Cowboys … Things you don’t want on your …

JoMa: Romney holds conference call with donors, plans get-together

Does Congressman John Shadegg’s surprise retirement announcement now make more sense given rumors of a McCain retirement from the Senate?  Is Shadegg preparing for a senate run?  Was he tipped off by McCain?