DeLay Steps Aside

While I am not a fan of one Tom DeLay personally, professionally, he is a man worthy of admiration. He worked diligently for many, many years to achieve GOP dominance and did so with great success. He has always put the party above himself and as such, today he formally steps aside, not down. For the reason he is letting himself go is for the long-term betterment of the overall party. DeLay is a shrewd political mind and he knows that if he were to stay and drag this out, he would merely be providing fodder for the media and ultimately, more fuel for the brewing anti-incumbent fire.

"I refuse to allow liberal Democrats an opportunity to steal this seat with
a negative personal campaign," DeLay said. "The voters of the 22nd district of
Texas deserve a campaign about the vital national issues that they care most
about and that affect their lives every day and not a campaign focused solely as
a referendum on me."

We are in sensitive political times with an uncertain electorate tinkering dangerously close to the edge and bringing to life the inanimate, yet ever reliable slogan of "change."

DeLay is doing the right thing.

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Goat Comment: I agree Hatter, Tom is doing the party man team player move as Hugh Hewitt pointed out on today's show. It shows how shrewd a political mind he has, he will still be a major player in the GOP, possibly even stronger as he will be freed from some congressional restraints. The man knows K street inside and out and will be a fantastic fundraiser as a lobbyist and still have a powerful voice on policy. Tom Delay knows the game of politics as well as as his opponents, thats why they hate him so much. He plays hardball, we need more like him. Great post, by the way, beat me to it :)
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