>> Delay is still kicking <<
As is his arch-enemy in the former GOP Caucus, Dick Armey.
But I doubt they could win any popularity contests among their old House colleagues, nor among current members. So I’d say no Speakership is in sight for either.
Too bad for Delay, who seems basically to have good character. But I could never extend such a sentiment to Armey.
Armey was originally a staunch conservative, unwavering: he went bad after four or five terms, but his constituents never knew that.