Don't make excuses for him ma'am. He realizes that it's poisoned at the top of the Repub ticket and it's time to go while the gettin's good. LOL!

SSG Robert Mark Odom - What excuse? He "said his "prime reason" for retiring "was that after 28 years of spending four days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford. This was not an easy decision. But there is a season for everything and Rosemary and I decided that, especially since we are both in good health, it is time to have the flexibility to spend more time with our children and grandchildren," he said. "My daughter’s recent move to North Carolina certainly accelerated my thinking." What, people after so long in politics can't just retire? There is no hidden secret reason here even if you think so.