The who didn't run last year, who got out of the U.S. Congress last year, while the getting was good? I've been thinking that most of them might have had big plans, but maybe not:
"It’s the land of Democrats," one executive recruiter said. "If you have a ‘D’ by your name, the assumption is that you can work where you like."
...Republicans are less sanguine about their prospects, acknowledging that a less-than-hospitable landscape downtown awaits them.
"Let’s face it, with Democrats in control, there are going to be fewer Republicans that have opportunities," retiring Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) said last week. "Say there are 30 Republicans who are walking out the door, maybe a third of those are going to be able to get the plum opportunities because of their experience or committees."
He added: "It’s not going to be every one of them because of the political dynamics and because of the background of the people."
..."Not sure" of his own next career move, LaHood said he’s more concerned about his more partisan Republican colleagues, who may have burned bridges with Democrats during recent years of tense partisanship