He'll Be Back

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Nonetheless, I remain supremely confident that the Hammer isn't hammered down just yet. He's a wily man, with a great number of good tricks up his sleeve.

Oh, and, yeah...

"Democrats, eager to take control of the House in November, reacted to DeLay's announcement with studied indifference."

Studied indifference my ass:

"The culture of corruption is so pervasive in the Republican conference that a single person stepping down is not nearly enough to clean up the Republican Congress," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader.

Added Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic campaign organization: "With the permanence of their special interest philosophy, a change in the Republican cast of characters simply doesn't matter."

Bah. But we'll have the last laugh:

"Democrats must gain 15 seats in November to win control of the 435-member House."

Eat that, Democrat.

"The 58-year-old DeLay, an exterminator before his election to Congress in 1984, said he intends to seek re-election next fall. "I plan to run a very vigorous campaign and I plan to win it," he told reporters in Texas."

And yes. He'll be back. Our precious Hammer is just going away for awhile... He's not a tame lion. But he is good.

Oh, and does anybody know where I can get a T-shirt of his mugshot? I just LOVE that picture.