Talking Points Memo:
Florida's Adam Putnam voted for the DeLay Rule on Wednesday. And here in the local paper he's explaining how he stood up for principle by voting for the 'compromise' ...

U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, said he voted for the compromise in
Republican House rules covering suspension of House GOP leaders, who
are indicted in state courts, but that he would not have voted for the
proposal that would have totally exempted committee chairs and other
leaders from state indictments.

The issue has arisen because of a potential Texas grand jury
indictment on political corruption against Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

It would have been to me rather hypocritical to have said that we
are above state law, but not above federal law," Putnam said. "The
initial package stated that House Republican leaders would be excluded
from state courts, but not federal courts. But there is total agreement
on the final package (with the compromise)," he said.