The people of Texas received a wonderful gift today. The bugman [Tom DeLay] announced that he will resign from Congress and will not run for re-election.
Bugman said he was resigning because, "I refuse to allow liberal Democrats an opportunity to steal this seat with a negative, personal campaign". In spite of his past bravado, I think reality was starting to set in for the bugman. His district was not as republican as it has been in the past [thanks to his own unethical redistricting efforts] and his opponent is stronger this year. I believe the bugman could see his own defeat in November.
Is this the end of republican graft and corruption? Not by a long shot! The bugman was one of the most criminal and unethical members of Congress, but he was certainly not the only one. This should not be the end of republican problems, but only the beginning.
Who will win the bugman's old district now? That's anybody's guess. I believe the bugman's quitting does help the republicans in that district, but the district is more evenly divided than ever before. If the democrats show some backbone, they just might win this seat.
Bugman says his resignation will be effective sometime before mid-June. Finally, he has done something good for the citizens of Texas.
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