Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math
It's nice to know that the Republican Party has finally decided to throw DeLay overboard, but getting rid of DeLay the man does nothing to get rid of DeLay the idea. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Eric Cantor (R-VA), and John Boehner (R-OH) will most likely do nothing to stem the outsourcing of all "policy-making" functions of government to lobbying shops loyal to the Republican Party. At the moment, the only hope for reality-based Republican leadership lies in Zach Wamp's (R-TN) quixotic campaign for Majority Whip, which is not exactly a pleasant situation to be in.
