Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) hit a defiant note today, but it seems worth mentioning that the time is ripe for Ney’s exit stage right. Tom DeLay stepped aside soon after a former aide of his, Tony Rudy, pled guilty. He could afford to do so, he said, because he’d won his party’s primary, clearing the way for the GOP to hand-pick a strong successor.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183429