You can’t be so concerned about saving America’s families that you lose your own. But it’s pretty tough to listen to Rosa Parks tell you, “We need you to stay.” – J.C. Watts, the only black Republican in Congress, announcing that he will retire when his fourth term ends next year.
I like this guy’s attitude:
Time: Why are you really leaving? Doesn’t everyone say, “to spend more time with the family”?
Watts: This may shock and amaze some folks, but it really is to spend time with my family. I am the only member of the top-four leadership that has kids at home. [Watts has five children.] I’m never going to be a 9-to-5 dad, but I’ve got an 11-year-old son. And we know the statistics about young black males.