[Lancey Howard]

Shays has already attracted a well-funded Democratic opponent (Jim Himes, a former Goldman Sachs vice president) who will face him in 2008.

The cowardly Shays' answer will no doubt be to go even further left. Good riddance.

[goldstategop]

He's the last Republican in New England. I think he's good as gone. Its a well deserved reward for the principal House author with Massachusetts Democrat Marty Meehan - of the BCRA law - better known on the Senate side as McCain-Feingold. Quite simply, his usefulness to the media and the Democrats is over.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus