One of the few non-theocratic GOP members of Congress is calling it quits:
Boehlert, 69, leads a small moderate GOP faction in Congress that has clashed with President Bush over such issues as global warming and spending for social programs.His seat should be a Democratic pick-up.
In recent years, that faction won some hard-fought legislative victories, but those battles have not endeared Boehlert to some powerful House Republicans.
Boehlert has also defended scientists when their professional opinions have drawn heat from administration policy-makers.
