American - Politician | August 21, 1968 -
I'm not going to run for Senate and I'm not going to run for Governor. I'd like to put those rumors to rest.
Tim Griffin
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I'm going to spend some time with my family. My kids are really in the years where I'm starting to miss more stuff, and we're going to stay very involved in politics.
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I love my service; I'm going to finish my four years and be very proud of it.
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We have decided that now is the time for me to focus intently on my top priority, my family, as Elizabeth and I raise our two young children. To that end, I will not seek reelection to a third term.
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I will complete my second term, but I have made no decision as to my plans after Congress except that I will continue in public service, including as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.
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People love to talk about the old bipartisanship. But it wasn't really bipartisanship. Yeah, they had a different label. But they're replaced now by people with basically the same views.
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I'm in the gym every morning and have lockers by Democrats. You know, I don't ask person X or person Y to go out to dinner. Not because they're bad people - I just have very little in common with them.
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I go home every weekend to see my family.
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So far, Senate Republicans are good at getting Facebook likes and town halls and not much else. Do something.
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While I am talking about private sector job creation, the cap-and-trade energy tax, Speaker Pelosi's health-care bill and card-check legislation, Washington Democrats are defending groups like ACORN. They are on the wrong side of the issues and know their views are wrong for Arkansas, so they attack me.
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I love serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I have especially enjoyed my time on the Ways and Means Committee.
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Serving the people of Arkansas' 2nd District is the honor of a lifetime, and I'm grateful for the opportunity I have been given by my fellow Arkansans.
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