TOM DELAY TELLS TIME MAGAZINE HE'S QUITTING CONGRESS;
WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION AND WILL LEAVE CONGRESS
WITHIN MONTHS
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In Exclusive First Interview with TIME's Mike Allen,
Delay Says He Feels 'Liberated' And Vowed to Pursue Aggressive Speaking and Organizing Campaign Aimed at Promoting Foster Care, Republican Candidates and Closer Connection Between Religion and Government
New York - Rep. Tom DeLay, whose iron hold on the House Republicans melted as a lobbying corruption scandal engulfed the Capitol, told TIME on Monday that he will not seek reelection and will leave Congress within months. Taking defiant swipes at ?the left? and the press, he said he feels ?liberated? and vowed to pursue an aggressive speaking and organizing campaign aimed at promoting foster care, Republican candidates and a closer connection between religion and government.
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