Jo Ann Emerson stunned even the most seasoned Congress watchers by announcing—just 27 days after her re-election—that she would resign to become head of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The move is prompting much speculation about what she knew about the position, and when, and whether House ethics guidelines could have influenced the timing of her job negotiations. "Despite Ms. Emerson's claims to the contrary, it defies reason that this job invented itself out of thin air less than a month after she won re-election," wrote the editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Glenn English announced his pending retirement as CEO of NRECA in December… Read More