Issue of the Day:ABC News: House GOP Giving Ground on Ethics Rules

Specific: "House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ponders a question during a press conference in Houston in this Oct. 22, 2004 file photo. House Republicans suddenly reversed course Monday, Jan. 3, 2005 deciding to retain a tough standard for lawmaker discipline and reinstating a rule that would force Majority Leader Tom DeLay to step aside if indicted by a Texas grand jury. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)"

Comment: What do you believe? Does this mean that the Republicans had an "oops"? Does this mean the party mentality has changed? Is this a shift away from a power only focus?

I suspect that it means that Delay has found another way to dodge the bullet and does not believe he will be indicted. Tom Delay does not feel that he did anything wrong - afterall this is standard for Washington Hardball politics - so he is entitled.

Republican do not seek out good ideas and good governance, they have to "react" after the case. The President's leadership on the Tsunami relief is supports this notion.