Chicken

Funny email from Democracy for America, and entirely true:

Tom DeLay announced he's quitting Congress today because he's afraid of losing his seat to a Democrat.

Democracy for America has dogged DeLay for years.  With TV commercials and billboards, at rallies and online, DFA has been on the front lines of the battle to clean up Congress.  But we didn't think DeLay would "cut and run" like he did.

If he did nothing wrong -- as he claims -- then Tom DeLay shouldn't be afraid of a re-election campaign in a district he drew for himself.  But he is quitting by mid-June. 

Let's help send Tom DeLay the rubber chicken award he so richly deserves:

http://contribute.democracyforamerica.com

For every $50 Democracy for America raises today, we'll send Tom DeLay an authentic rubber chicken for his mantle.  It'll be our goodbye present.

There is something to the fact that DeLay still proclaims his innocence, yet has to resign. Is the Democratic message machine just too powerful? The vast left-wing conspiracy just too vast? Is the guy with 11 terms under his belt too afraid to fight?

Well, like I said, he knows what he's doing. The district has a better chance of staying red without him, and he has a better chance of getting rich out of Congress and on K Street. But the crying innocence and whining about how "nasty" the election campaign would be shouldn't stand.