Rep. Elijah Cummings, House Oversight Committee Chair, is dead at 68

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  1. Statistikhengst

    Statistikhengst Well-Known Member

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  2. Larryjohn

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    RIP Mr. Cummings, your community will be better off without you. Hope a new person in will be better than you.
     
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    TedintheShed Banned

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    Looks like President Trump may have attended the Clinton School of Problem Resolutions.

    And no...I don't respect any of these members of the statists elitist ruling class. They destroy far more lives and liberty than they help.
     
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    Cummings, you dedicated the last year of your life to tirelessly trying to disenfranchise me and half the American voting public.

    Rest in peace and may god forgive you.
     
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    RIP. An American icon of the civil rights struggle. I may not agree with him on politics but I have sympathy for his loved ones. Passing at 68 just seems so young to me now.
     
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    68 is very young to pass away suddenly.....
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    WTF? The guy was only 68 years old and looked like a bull! What happened?

    Anyhow, my favorite boogieman is gone... RIP Elijah
     
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    Wow, this was a shocker turning on my TV this AM...

    I'm pretty sure there's a solid barrel of boogiemen for you to choose from to replace him. May I nominate Adam Schiff?? I suspect he might be in the news someday soon.

    RIP Congressman Cummings... I knew little about your policies overall, but I enjoyed your efforts to hold this rogue administration to account. I agree with the others that 68 is too young to die of natural causes.

    Replacement as Chairman?? I read this - New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney is next in seniority to take over the gavel of the committee. Is that a lock or is there a vote?
     
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    Well, I hope his ascension to heaven won't cause the clouds to tip over and sink...
     
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    Your hopes are that of a good intelligent human being who puts love of country a stratosphere distance above partisanship. Your hopes will probably be dashed by those who put politics, adoration of cult leaders and criminals above decency and love of country.
     
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    So Stat you did not have to wait long before having your hopes flushed down the toilet.
     
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    You unlike others have just shown decency and class as others have shown that they behave as nothing but an ..s!
     
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    And the beat goes on....... pounding rhythm to the brain.... and the beat goes on.....on......on......
     
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    Rest in peace Mr. Cummings and thoughts and prayers to his family as they go through this hard time.
     
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    Well written and agree with most of it except your Adam Schiff nomination.
     
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    Doesn't sound like Maloney is a lock.... This will be an interesting and very important decision for the remainder of this Congress

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    Just to be clear, I was nominating Schiff to be @Dutch next boogieman, not head of this committee... I'm pretty sure Dutch is on top of this already..
     
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    Good post ! Your comments give me some hope that we can leave partisanship aside when congressman or Senators or old old former presidents pass away.
     
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    This man accomplished more in his life than Trump who was born with a silver spoon in his cadillac elitist non-Republican mouth..
     
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    In the Ukrainian language -culture the tradition is to say Vichnaya Pomiyat....Forever Remembrance when someone passes!

    Vichnaya Pomiyat Congressman Cummings! Extend my greeting to John MCCain when you get there.
     
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    Sorry I read too quickly and made an Assupmtion out of myself.
     
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    Not really, no, not on top, in fact signing off in a few and be on my way to Beijing... but will probably post some from 37,000ft.
     
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    Say Hi to Hunter for us....
     
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    Beautiful... beautiful... I' almost shed a tear! :D
     
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    Well written, nice sentiments, shows a big heart on your part.
     
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