DeLay Departure Best for Everybody

It is not that it is a surprise that Tom DeLay finally gave up the ghost today and formally announced he was stepping down as Majority Leader; it is surprising that it took this long to get here. DeLay's continuance as Majority Leader was a black mark on the party; it would have been honorable of DeLay to formally resign as leader upon his indictment instead of sticking around until now. Only about the Abramoff indictment did Congressional Republicans finally get serious about replacing DeLay on a Permanent basis.

DeLay's departure is best for everybody. It allows Republicans to get away from the cloud of DeLay's indictment, and it allows an opportunity for somebody with core Republican beliefs to step up to assume a place of leadership when the party desperately needs an ideological compass.

What this party and this Congress really need now is somebody who is not connected to any of these potential scandals. And it also needs somebody who truly believes in Republican ideals and the ideological precepts of our party.

I would like to join the folks at RedState in endorsing Congressman Mike Pence from Indiana's 7th District to be the next Republican Majority Leader.