An Open Letter to Congressman Mike Castle
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Dear Congressman Castle,
You have served the people of Delaware honorably for four and a half decades. You were Deputy Attorney General for Delaware years before I was born. From serving in the state Legislature back during the sixties and seventies to your service in Delaware’s executive branch in the Reagan eighties to serving in the halls of Congress for more than a decade and a half, you have been an institution in our state for as long as I have been alive.
Your service to the people of Delaware is unmatched. You will forever be an integral part of Delaware’s past.
That is why I am writing you this open letter on behalf of the people of Delaware. As you consider whether to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, to run for the U.S. Senate, or to retire from elective politics, I urge you to consider that it might be time for you to hand off your esteemed legacy to future generations so that new leaders may ascend and have the opportunity to shape Delaware as you have for nearly half a century.
With your 70th birthday just a couple weeks away, you should use this time to reflect on your momentous contributions to the people of Delaware. Now may be the appropriate time to step away. We can tell that you feel like you’ve achieved all you can in the House; and, with Republicans in such a steep minority, and with six-year-terms not the friend of a septuagenarian freshman, we wonder what constructive role you can play in the Senate that wouldn’t be better served by a younger public servant ready to accrue seniority on behalf of Delaware.
No doubt, our state will soon see public schools, bridges, and maybe one day even a town named after you. Your legacy is unassailable, and your contribution to Delaware’s past is untouchable. Entertainers and athletes frequently say that it’s best to go out on top. As your 70th birthday approaches, and the reward of retirement calls, consider that this may be your opportunity to go out on top. You have nothing more to prove and nothing more to accomplish. You have given Delaware your all, and we are grateful.
Thank you, Mike Castle.
Happy 70th birthday and best wishes,
The people of Delaware
June 14, 2009http://www.thankyoumikecastle.com/
The future Mike Castle is being asked to take part in is a future in which Christine O’Wackjob represents the Republican party in elections.