Barbara Boxer, who has served in Congress since 1982, is finally retiring, having yesterday announced that she will not seek re-election.  The National Journal reports: In an interview with her grandson Zach Rodham (who is also Hillary Clinton's nephew), Boxer said that while she will be leaving Congress, she will continue her work on Democratic politics. And when it came to 2016, she dropped a very large hint. "Zach, I am never going to retire. The work is too important. But I will not be running for the Senate in 2016," Boxer said. "I have to make sure the Senate seat stays progressive. That is so critical. And I want to help our Democratic candidate for president make history." With the possible exception of Harry Reid, Boxer is the most despicable member of the United States Senate.  She is the hardest of hard-line pro-abortion advocates, seemingly extending to early infant euthanasia, in this Senate exchange captured by...(Read Full Post)