WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- Most on Capitol Hill have an opinion on the future of Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, when he leaves Congress but no one expects him fade from view, it was reported.
"I don't expect him to go quietly into the night," Tom McClusky of the conservative Family Research Council told the Houston Chronicle.
In a report Sunday the paper said some experts believe DeLay's relationship with congressional Republicans has been strained and his legal problems may hamper his ability to capitalize on his years in Congress.
DeLay was House majority leader until he was required to step down because of his indictment in Texas in connection with alleged campaign finance violations. When he announced last week he would resign from Congress before his current terms expires, he said he hopes to promote a conservative agenda, working to reform the tax code and stop what he regards as judicial activism.
Aside from his annual pension of nearly $67,000, DeLay should earn a substantial amount of money from speaking and consulting fees, the newspaper said.
