DID DELAY REMIND POOR MIKE PENCE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO KONSTANTINOS BOULIS WHEN HE CROSSED HIM?

Hapless Indiana congressloon Mike Pence abruptly withdrew his name from consideration for the open Majority Leader position after Tom DeLay cleared his throat in a funny way yesterday. According to THE HILL, DeLay pontificated sternly that "There is no leadership" race," just before Pence, who had peed down his leg announced that he'd prefer to remain as chairman of the Republican Study Committee (and alive) and declared "I have no intention at this time of running for a leadership position." Yesterday another candidate, also a big pussy, Tom Reynolds (R-NY) circulated a signed letter to all GOP congressmen saying that he isn't running. Reynolds has neither confirmed nor denied he woke up Tuesday morning with a horse's head under his sheet.