DeLay surprises me and quits

I must admit that I did not see this coming. One thing I didn't figure Tom DeLay for was a quitter. Yet it turns out he is.

Rep. Tom DeLay will announce on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election and will leave Congress within months, according to congressional aides.

The aides said that Mr. DeLay, who has been swept into an election-year lobbying scandal, was calling congressional leaders Monday night to inform them of his plans.

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The news of Mr. DeLay's decision broke on television stations about 10 p.m. Monday night. An article on the Time magazine Web site, based on an interview with Mr. DeLay, earlier in the day, said that Mr. DeLay "vowed to pursue an aggressive speaking and organizing campaign aimed at promoting foster care, Republican candidates and a closer connection between religion and government."

Good riddance.

Now, what about all the rest of the GOP politicians who have modelled their behavior after his corrupt example?