Someone's having a pipe dream. Nobody inside the beltway, and I mean NOBODY, just "gives up" their seat or power without a fight or someone having some serious dirt on them.
Dunno about that, Sparky. I see Lord Zero setting himself up as a one-term prezzydent.
For one thing, he's lazy. After a gig as prezzydent, what else in life is there on a day-by-day basis? He's already written his memoirs - twice. Any other political office is out - nowhere to go after you've been prezzydent.
I can see some politicians - certainly not all but some - who just say, "Screw it. I've got my pension and I've got my comfort. I can hit the talk circuit or not. I can work for my political party or not. I can hit the campaign trail for others or not."
I would agree, however, that the Botox Bitch would not give up lightly -- but her ego and her liberal constituency would not allow her to take a back seat to anyone - and she can make just as much money on the talk circuit as she can walking the Dumping Grounds of Congress, so once she's been removed from power, what else is there to do?
Besides getting more botox injections, of course.
Hell, Chris Dodd just gave up (probably in lieu of being indicted). These Congressshits can pack it in when it suits them.