People like you better when they know you are leaving. That is how U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-2nd) tells the story. “Since I’ve retired, I’ve been getting more accolades. You’re all elected officials, it’s not bad. Everybody loves you now because they know” you’re retiring, Ruppersberger said in jest from the rostrum of the House of Delegates on Wednesday.
