Well, it looked good until they used the word Washington. $%(*(]#@!

State Sen. John Ford, whose ethics problems continue to dominate Capitol Hill, has told a Memphis publication that he does not plan to seek re-election next year.

If that's the case, it does not surprise one of the Memphis Democrat's closest friends in the General Assembly.
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As for his future plans: ''You never can tell. I might run for mayor. I might run for county commissioner. I don't know. I might even try to go to Washington.''