While I respect some of Congressman Gephardt's decisions, I have never liked the man. Like many non-coastal politicians, he ran on a pro-life platform, then had a change of heart once he was in office and realized that he had to support abortion to rise in the Democratic Party. Given the power of incumbency, reelection was relatively simple despite his betrayal of those who put him in office. Thus, I will not miss him if his political career is over. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reminds us, Gephardt said he will not seek to keep his congressional seat.

Gephardt declared a year ago that - win or lose in his presidential bid - he was not seeking re-election this fall to the 3rd District congressional seat that he's held since 1977.

Gephardt has repeatedly denied Republican speculation that he might reconsider his plans to retire from the U.S. House, or choose instead to challenge Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo.

I hope Gephardt keeps this promise.

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