Great Marty Quote

As told to the Albuquerque Journal, on why he won't run for the U.S. House:

"Chávez, in a telephone interview, blasted the U.S. House of Representatives and said that jumping into the race for the open, Albuquerque-based seat is "not an option."

"The House is "not a place where I want to be," said Chávez, who late last week unexpectedly abandoned his short-lived bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

"He said Tuesday that while the Senate remains a place where "individuals of substance gather," the House— whose members face re-election every two years, compared with six-year terms for senators— is "not a place for ladies and gentlemen any longer. ... They play a type of politics (that) I think is destructive.""