There is still a great deal of deadwood in the GOP Caucus, and it needs to be swept aside if it doesn't get out of the way. Dan Burton sounds like an example of that.
I agree that there is a lot of GOP congressmen who should be persuaded to retire before some Democrat comes along and retires them. Sounds like Burton has been taking his district for granted and being less than honest in some areas. That's the same kind of stuff cost Jim Ryun his seat in Kansas 2nd. And Dan Burton's had questions about his activities in the past, if memory serves. Didn't he have a girfriend on his campaign staff payroll about 8 years ago?
I'm a big fan of Burton's. He's had to endure some of the ugliest $hithammering attacks from the media imaginable, especially during the dark days of the Clintoon regime. That said, if he's slipping a bit, he needs to get back on the ball. We need strong leaders like him in this Congress, now more than ever.
Burton is arguably the most conservative member of the House, and has the voting record to prove it. There certainly is plenty of deadwood in the House GOP Caucus, but Burton ain't one of them.