The "Breaking News" story that topped the NCAA championship game

DeLay gives up!!!

Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), a primary architect of the House Republican majority who became one of the most powerful and feared leaders in Washington, told House allies Monday night he will step down from the House rather than face a reelection fight that appears increasingly unwinnable.

The decision came just three days after his former deputy chief of staff, Tony C. Rudy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and corruption charges, telling federal prosecutors of a criminal enterprise being run out of DeLay's leadership offices. Rudy's plea agreement did not implicate DeLay in any illegal activities, but by placing the influence-buying efforts of disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff directly in DeLay's operation, the former aide may have made an already difficult reelection bid all but out of reach.

DeLay, who turns 60 this Saturday, did not say precisely when he would step down, but under Texas law, he must take himself out of reelection consideration by August if his name is to be removed from the November ballot.

Wow.

And since this decaf took a while to actually post (dinner, and all that good stuff), I see that the NCAA finals game is over. Floriday beat UCLA? I know nothing about basketball except that being 6'2" (exactly a foot taller than I am) is considered being "small." Pshaw, what a discriminatory sport. I don't think I'd even be able to see the hoop surrounded by such tall people.