Aw, too fucking bad.

From Reuters:

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, a wealthy conservative Republican who spent $1.7 million to fuel the petition drive leading to the recall election, tearfully dropped out of the race after generating little enthusiasm for his own candidacy.

The congressman from the San Diego area had gone to register his candidacy, but with supporters surrounding him, he changed his mind following the swift political changes brought by Schwarzenegger's surprise announcement.

First of all, this asshole has set a brand new low for precedents by basically saying, "Hey, if we lose the election it doesn't need to end there. We can keep fighting until we eventually win!" This thinking was initially mined to great effect by the ex-governor of Texas George W. Bush.

I'm just glad the little wiener that thought to buy his way into a governorship that had already been won fairly by someone else won't reap any rewards other than a lighter wallet from this whole fiasco.