DeLay leaving

The fact that DeLay has the foresight and humility to step down speaks volumes of him. Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely happy with "The Hammer". He has been a Congressional leader while Congress passed HUGE deficit budgets, driving up the national debt. DeLay also wrongly criticized Congressman Mike Pence when he presented Operation Offset to pay for the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast. However, that he acknowledges that he will be beaten by his opponent in November, that he has the humility to acknowledge that he wil be beaten, that he can admit that he is a liability to the party, are high marks in his favor.

Since the Republicans have been acting like socialists with their spending, I'm not sure they deserve to win re-election. Dr. Devine of the American Conservative Union has opined that it has been good for Republicans to lose on occasion. For example, when Ford lost to Carter, it paved the way for the Reagan revolution. Also, when Republicans are in the minority, they return to their conservative roots.

The loss of DeLay alone will not give the Demonrats a majority in Congress. Yet his resignation will go a long way to triage the Republicans' wounds. Perhaps, if DeLay is out of sight, and out of mind, his trials will not negatively affect other races nationwide. For instance, if Arizona were to lose Jon Kyl in the Senate, and voters largely blamed DeLay if DeLay were to remian in the race.... I think DeLay leaving gives the voters one less gripe when they choose which lever to pull in November.

Now, if the Republicans will just, as I have previously posted, steer hard right, they will either mitigate the effects of all their troubles, or will actually gain seats. While I hope that the Republicans gain seats and repent of their left-wing actions in the last few years, I'm not going to shed a tear if the likes of Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Olymia Snowe, and John McCain (yes, McCain is NOT currently up for re-election) were to lose. Those leftists do us more harm than good.

I understand that incumbents have an incredible re-election rate, but the grassroots conservative Republicans nationwide should recruit conservative challengers to challenge those Republicans who have been less than dedicated to the conservative cause.