Hammered!

No, I'm not referring to UCLA's crushing defeat in the NCAA basketball final. Rather disgraced former House majority leader Tom DeLay (aka "The Hammer") is dropping out of his re-election campaign and the House itself. Time magazine broke the news tonight.

DeLay's stunning downfall is the result of a series of arrogant overreaches and possible corruption. Reportedly he is dropping out because he was going to be beaten in his Texas re-election bid and because he doesn't want the Dems using him as a campaign issue.