Gabrielle Giffords resigns
January 22, 2012 11:56 AM   Subscribe

Gabrielle Giffords will resign her position this week as US Representative from Arizona.

Why now? "Giffords served five years in the House of Representatives, and qualified for a congressional pension earlier this month."
posted by Chocolate Pickle (10 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Yeah, kind of a mean way to put it. -- mathowie



 
I think she's earned that pension, to be honest.
posted by dng at 11:59 AM on January 22, 2012 [31 favorites]


So of the things that could have motivated her, you've decided to call out the pension as the answer to your question? And not as one of a couple possible motives, including her near-fatal shooting, but as the only one?

What a jerk way to post this.
posted by dmz at 12:01 PM on January 22, 2012 [8 favorites]


Why now instead of last year?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 12:04 PM on January 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


It's only a jerk way to post it if you think there's something wrong with wanting her pension. Why would there be?
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 12:05 PM on January 22, 2012 [2 favorites]


crap

but you can tell in the video that her speech has improved quite a bit
posted by get off of my cloud at 12:05 PM on January 22, 2012


Why now instead of last year?

Time to reflect - not everyone is awesome at introspection.
posted by Fuka at 12:06 PM on January 22, 2012


Why now instead of last year?

Because she didn't know then how fast or well her recovery would go?
posted by found missing at 12:06 PM on January 22, 2012


I actually think it's a fucking AWESOME reason to stick it out and fight to return and continue to hold the job.
posted by ReeMonster at 12:06 PM on January 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


Yeah, the text of that "why now" link states clearly that she had announced she wouldn't return to active congressional service until she had recovered, realized that her recovery would require more time than she expected, and was resigning to focus on that recovery. The pension part was an aside, at best, from the main content of that article.

Why now instead of last year?

Answered right in that same article:
"While Gabby was hopeful that she would return to work this year, she has recently determined that it will take more time," her husband, Mark Kelly, said in a note emailed to constituents Sunday.
posted by hippybear at 12:07 PM on January 22, 2012 [1 favorite]


So of the things that could have motivated her, you've decided to call out the pension as the answer to your question? And not as one of a couple possible motives, including her near-fatal shooting, but as the only one?

The pension is an answer to the question "Why now?" The shooting happened a whole year ago.
posted by John Cohen at 12:12 PM on January 22, 2012


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