[Carolinamom]

DeLay is an honorable man and has been an excellent House leader. There are precious few like him in D.C. I've never heard of another elected representative who voluntarily stepped down for the good of his party, have you?

[Frank T]

Don't they all, at some point?

Well, for congressmen at least, they can step down and become...lobbyists. There's a financian incentive for many, thanks to people like Delay who perpetuate this system.

[RightWhale]

He's a good man. Can't blame him simplifying his day if he has some other work requiring his immediate attention.

[vbmoneyspender]

I don't get it. We complain when Republican politicians don't fight hard enough to enlarge our majority and we complain when they fight too hard. I guess we need Goldilocks to pick our politicians so they fight just the right amount.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Livingstone stepped down when the rumors of his fooling around came out after he was named speaker of the house.

[Diplomat]

There are precious few like him in D.C. I've never heard of another elected representative who voluntarily stepped down for the good of his party, have you?

Nixon.

[antceecee]

Bless you for that comment. I think DeLay is a good man who could not withstand the concerted attacks coming from the left and even within his own party.
"I can do more good outside the House in the next few months than being locked in the 22nd District trying to fight a reelection campaign."
This statement says it all. He definitely CAN do a lot of good in the coming months without the worry of a campaign.
We have a lot of serious issues on our plate and we need a strong man like Tom DeLay to beat the crap out of the looney left. (Figuratively speaking of course).

[billbears]

I've never heard of another elected representative who voluntarily stepped down for the good of his party, have you?

The good of his party? No politician does anything for the good of his party. He did this for personal reasons, whatever they may be

[Rodney King]

DeLay is an honorable man and has been an excellent House leader. There are precious few like him in D.C. I've never heard of another elected representative who voluntarily stepped down for the good of his party, have you?

1. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on honorable man, but I have my doubts.

2. He was a piss-poor house leader who destroyed the conservative movement by pushing the idea that the most imporant thing was establishing a GOP patronage machine, not pushing for the principles that made them a majority in the first place.

3. Yes, I do. Tom Coburn and the other honorable few from the class of '94 who stuck with their term-limit pledges.

[Lancey Howard]

Bob Livingston.