Their are few politicians that you can say are beyond politics and Trey Gowdy is one. That is why his decision to retire from the House is a loss to all people no matter what political stripe they are bent on leaning. Mr. Gowdy is a former prosecutor who is chair of the House Oversight Committee and has assured that committee is run with intellect and honesty. His retirement comes as a shock to the political establishment, yet he is a man bent on service not power and maybe he believes that service should be in a different area. Hopefully that service will be as a judicial nominee even to the Supreme Court.