[CowboyJay]

"He no longer could ride the astro-turf gravytrain, why else..."

Well put. Add that to the fact that Armey never passed the smell test as genuinely concerned about limiting government growth. I think his main mission was to attempt to co-opt the TEA movement for benefit of the GOPe by installing himself as a de-facto mouthpiece.

[carlo3b]

Add that to the fact that Armey never passed the smell test as genuinely concerned about limiting government growth.

Perhaps you weren't standing close enough to him in Texas, we who know him, have much more faith in his integrity then you do..

I have know Armey for 20+ years, and haven't had anything to give me any doubts about his loyalties, or his intentions..

He stepped aside when he could no longer make the kind of difference in the congress that he could do from the sidelines, and make some money for his family.. He could have stayed in Congress and be bought off for his influences at his high position in leadership..

Isn't that what we are always asking of our representatives??

Give it a break, and listen to what he said was the reason, and not the trash pages of the enemy..