The Hammer: You Will No Longer Be Able To Touch This

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AP reporting:

Rep. Tom DeLay, the once-powerful majority leader whose career was undermined by scandal, said Thursday he would resign from the House on June 9.

“As you are aware,” the Texas Republican wrote House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., “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 of the U.S. House of Representatives.”

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