No choice for Delay

The Houston Chronicle has a story up on the latest events on Tom Delay and his bid to stay retired.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia rejected a request from Texas Republicans on Monday to allow the GOP to replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the general election ballot.

"In terms of legal options, they are exhausted," Republican lawyer James Bopp Jr. Said. "The order will stand requiring Tom DeLay to stay on the ballot."

I personally believe that if a man truly doesn't want to run for office, nothing can make him do so. I haven't been following this race enough to know if this has been a political ploy all along on Delay's part, or if he is basically being forced to run for an office that he doesn't want to hold any longer. I have, however seen him on various television programs where he is asked about running again, and I have to say, he doesn't seem to be to upset at the likelihood.

I will do some digging and keep my eyes open. This could turn out to be a very interesting race.

UPDATE: A statement from Tom Delay today:

"I will take the actions necessary to remove my name from the Texas ballot. To do anything else would be hypocrisy," DeLay said in a statement. "I strongly encourage the Republican Party to take any and all actions necessary to give Texas voters an up-or-down choice this fall between two major party candidates."