Birch  Bayh, now he was a Senator.  He is a man. His son. Evan Bayh proved this week to be just a big Baby Bayh.

 He is a quiter, who in his exit  speech sounds like a whiner --

 "I  have often been a lonely voice for balancing the budget and restraining spending. I have worked with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike to do the nation’s business in a way that is civil and constructive.

"I am fortunate to have good friends on both sides of the aisle, something that is much too rare in Washington today."

 -- "Congress is not operating as it should. There is too much partisanship and not enough progress -- too much narrow ideology and not enough practical problem-solving. Even at a time of enormous challenge, the peoples’ business is not being done."

 -- "Examples of this are legion, but two recent ones will suffice."

 -- "Two weeks ago, the Senate voted down a bipartisan commission to deal with one of the greatest threats facing our nation: our exploding deficits and debt. The measure would have passed, but seven members who had endorsed the idea instead voted “no” for short-term political reasons."

 -- "Just last week, a major piece of legislation to create jobs -- the public’s top priority -- fell apart amid complaints from both the left and right."  (http://bayh.senate.gov/news/press/release/?id=2BB190DE-ED11-4920-A3BB-FE...)

So what does baby Bayh do? He cuts and runs! He says that he has good friend on both sides of the aisle. He says the country needs bi-partisanship. He implies that the country is worth fighting for and he bails out. He gave up a safe Senate seat. He  was up in the polls over his opponents by 20 points. He had a campaign war chest of twelve million dollars in the bank. He skipped out on his party, leaving Democrats to scramble for a good candidate to run for the seat in November. He gave his party, his state,  his country the finger in the eye, why? Because he is just a wee, little cry baby.  Cry Baby Bayh, Goodbye.