LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY charlayne)

I heard earlier that Tom DeLay had decided not to run this year for his Congress seat and that he would be stepping down just after he gets some of the final things in the House appropriations committee finished.

That SHOULD be cause for much celebration (I was trying to find the pointy hats, noise makers, and fireworks).

But it's not (hold that celebration, put down the noise maker and walk away...).

Theory has been that he's quitting because his aid was convicted of fraud last week. And that probably did hit home for him (that piece of iceburg is getting mighty slim).

But the other "real" reason strikes fear in my heart. He is quoted as saying he's quitting to work to bring RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT TOGETHER.

Lovely. (not). He's going to be crowned "Grand Inquisitor" for the rabid set.

As much as I want to dance on this, I see some real bad stuff coming out of this new endeavor of his.

At least when he was a Congrescritter, he was a "known" quantity that there could be some chance of holding him responsible for his actions toward those goals.

yeah, time to put up the party supplies, no joy here. One more idiot to put on the "watch list"