The wicked witch of Nassau is going to retire:

“Senior Democratic aides say two House Democrats — Carolyn McCarthy of New York and Mike McIntyre of North Carolina — plan to retire. McCarthy, who has served nine terms, was elected shortly after her husband was killed in a shooting on the Long Island Railroad. She has been a forceful advocate for gun control …”

She has cancer. In spite of smoking like a chimney for like 40 years, she claims asbestos exposure is the cause. I say it’s karma.