Another one bites the dust

Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) is dropping out of his Congressional race because of continued allegations of corruption related to the Abramoff scandal. Ney, however, went the tried and true route of casting himself as a martyr. From the AP article:

Ney, 52, told the Tribune-Review that his family had not asked him to drop out, but he wanted to spare them anyway.

"I'm doing this for one reason: my family. My wife and two children have been through enough," he said.

Umm, whatever...