by Todd Beeton [courtesy of MyDD]

Well, it was looking as though NY-13 Republican Congressman Vito Fossella, who had been arrested for a DWI and subsequently was revealed to have been leading a double life, was going to defiantly run for re-election in the fall. According to Survey USA, he had the people behind him: 61% of NY-13 voters polled said he should remain in office through this term and 53% said he should run again in November. Despite this vote of confidence, however, it looks like leadership has concluded that Fossella would be more liability than asset in November and has successfully pushed him aside (no one really buys Boehner's claims on Meet The Press that no pressure was being exerted on him, do they?)

Vito writes letters:

To the Constituents of the 13th Congressional District:

After a great deal of consideration, I have made the decision not to seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives this November. This choice was an extremely difficult one, balanced between my dedication to service to our great nation and the need to concentrate on healing the wounds that I have caused to my wife and family...

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

The AP is reporting that Republican Congressman Vito Fossella will not run for re-election after revelations that he fathered a child with his mistress and...

by Bill in Portland Maine [courtesy of Daily Kos]

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE...

Late Night Snark--now with EZ-GRIP handles:

"Anybody go down to the Crawford ranch for the big Jenna Bush wedding over the weekend? ... That was so sweet, because at the reception, President Bush danced with his lovely daughter. It's the first time he has led in eight years."
---David Letterman
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"It’s going to be a relatively small wedding with only her family’s loved ones---the CEOs of the five major oil companies."
---Jay Leno
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"This week, New York City Congressman Vito Fossella was arrested for drunk driving, then caught having an extramarital affair, then exposed for having a secret child with his mistress. Or, as it's known in Washington, the trifecta."
---Seth Meyers
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"The price of stamps is going up next week from 41 cents to 42 cents. 'Aw, that's cute,' said oil."
---Amy Poehler
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"In a recent speech, Barack Obama said he has visited all 57 states. After hearing this, President Bush said, "Ha Ha! He forgot Alaska and Hawaii."
---Conan O'Brien

And here's one for those who call Democrats out-of-touch elitists:

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"This is an impressive crowd---the haves and the have-mores. Some people call you the elite. I call you my base."
---George W. Bush
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Nice tux, oh Man of the People.

by Richard Valeriani [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

John McCain denies report he didn't vote for George W. Bush in 2000. Bush says he wasn't bothered by report-he didn't vote for McCain in...

by The Huffington Post News Team [courtesy of Politics on HuffingtonPost.com]

Disgraced New York Congressman Vito Fossella broke down in tears on the floor of the House of Representatives today, apparently under the emotional weight of...

by brownsox [courtesy of Daily Kos]

Embattled New York Congressman Vito Fossella (R)'s political career has gone up in smoke in just one short week.

It was bad enough when Fossella, the last remaining Republican Congressman from New York City, was arrested last week for DWI. "Vino" Fossella, as the New York Daily News has seen fit to dub him, blew a .17 into the Breathalyzer, twice the legal limit, and apparently had some trouble with his ABC's:

Mr. Fossella, who was driving a white Honda Civic, was stopped about 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, and told a police officer he had had two or three glasses of wine about two hours earlier. Mr. Fossella was asked to recite the alphabet between the letters D and T. "The subject immediately started and said ‘A, B,’ " the officer wrote in his report.

After the officer explained the test again, Mr. Fossella started: "D, E, F, H, G, H, I, J, L," and then was able to finish.

If found guilty of drunk driving, he faces a mandatory five days in jail, at the minimum. Frankly, that is now the least of his problems. Seems that the good Congressman, married with three kids, has a daughter from an extramarital affair. The mother of his daughter, Laura Fay, was the woman who provided bail for Fossella after his arrest, after Fossella had told the arresting officer that he was "picking up his daughter", and listed the street where Fay lived as his destination. After several days, Fossella has now publicly admitted the affair and his paternity:

"I have had a relationship with Laura Fay, with whom I have a three year old daughter," Fossella said in a statement.

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