Tom DeLay Resigns

With all the revelations about the enormous scale of the NSA spying, Tom DeLay has picked a busy news day to announce that he is resigning from Congress. Perhaps he was hoping no one would notice. Here's the story from Reuters:

Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas said on Thursday he would formally resign his seat in Congress effective June 9, clearing the way for another Republican to take his spot on the November election ballot.

DeLay, the former Republican House leader and once one of the most powerful politicians in Washington, announced last month he would step down from Congress after becoming embroiled in the scandal involving lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"I have recently made the decision to pursue new opportunities to engage in the important cultural and political battles of our day from an arena outside the U.S. House of Representatives," Delay said Thursday in a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

I wonder if we'll ever learn the full story on Tom DeLay and all the games he was playing.