Buh-bye!

Tom DeLay is quitting.
According to DeLay, his reason for quitting is because of his "love for the republican party" and because he doesn't want to see his seat go to a liberal. This seems like a candycoated way of saying "My corruption scandals have piled up so high that even I have to admit I've become a liability." Fans of the Tom DeLay show will not have to do without the soon to be former Texas representative. He will quite likely be seen in court along with the rest of the legislators suspected of involvement in the Abramoff lobbying scandal.

How are your senators and representatives doing? It's a good time to go and check in on that, see who they are, how they voted on issues that are important to you, what corporate sponsor they have, and who's running against them...

On a side note, wouldn't it be great if it were like little league baseball, where businesses who sponsor the team get to put their names on the uniforms? As in "This US Senator brought to you by Exxon!" It sure would put it all out there in the open. Then maybe we can start lobbying corporations instead of our elected officials, since corporations have more influence in our government than individual citizens do.