![]() Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Rep. Steve LaTourette, a key ally of House Speaker John A. Boehner and one of a dwindling number of congressional GOP moderates, issued a broadside against an increasingly polarized House on Tuesday, as he formally announced he will not seek a 10th term. He said he had come to believe the personal toll of holding office outweighed his ability to get things done in a divided and bitter Washington. "I have reached the conclusion that the atmosphere today and the reality that exists in the House of Representatives no longer encourages the finding of common ground," he said. |