According to Roll Call, embattled GOP Rep. Jerry Weller will confirm his retirement on Friday:
Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.), who has had to fend off allegations in recent weeks about questionable Central American land deals, will announce Friday that he will not seek an eighth term in 2008, inside sources confirmed late Thursday.
After the news of his retirement first leaked yesterday, Weller's campaign manager worked to put a damper on the news, insisting that the congressman was going to run again. It looks like Weller will put that to rest tomorrow.
How much do you want to bet that Weller seeks asylum with his in-laws in Nicaragua?
