Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh won't seek re-election for a third term in the Senate next fall at the end of the 111th Congress. Bayh cited his frusteration with the "broken system" of partisanship that failed to pass a jobs bill or enact legislation to create a deficit reduction commission as the main reasons for his resignation. Said Bayh at a news conference on Monday in Indianappolis "Congress is not operating as it should, the people's business is not getting done." Bayh had a record or reaching across the aisle and being a more moderate Democrat, which frusterated some congressional liberals. After hearing of Bayh's resignation, President Obama praised Bayh for "his career and his life to serving his fellow Hoosiers." The fact that this seat in the Senate will be up for election is a blow to the Democrats, who will have to defend five midterm races because of retirements. However, the Republicans will have to defend more seats, with six members set to retire in the fall. I have a feeling that the elections this fall are going to be very important to the balance of power in Congress, but I don't see the Democrats giving up thier majority. If I were in Bayh's position I would probably do the exact same thing, as I'm fed up with all the bickering between the parties. Perhaps this resignation will serve as a wakeup call to Congress and provoke them to actually pass something. Or maybe not - a lot of people probably don't care why Bayh is resigning. Read more at http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/15/bayh.retirement/index.html.
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