Evan Bayh

British historian Simon Schama calls him a "contemptible coward" on today's Fareed Zakaria GPS program. Its hard to say exactly why Bayh is quitting the senate. That being said, I am starting to get the impression that Bayh's voting record is going to be a lot more liberal than it would have been had he decided to run for re-election...which would lend more credence to Schama's words.