Braden, Poe, Bush, Bell, AllenMark Braden, a Washington attorney who used to be chief counsel to the Republican National Committee, talking to the Dallas Morning News about the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Texas redistricting case: "Everybody in the business is watching it. It's a tricky issue. How much politics is too much politics?" U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, quoted by The Hill on redistricting: "There is always a reason when the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case. I don't know what that reason might be." President George W. Bush, telling Fox News he believes U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, is innocent of the campaign finance charges against him: "I hope that he will (return), 'cause I like him. And plus, when he's over there, we got our votes through the House." Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell, calling for sex education in schools and quoted by the San Antonio Express-News: "We have the second-highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. It's easy to blame a high school girl for getting pregnant, but when Texas is competing with the likes of Mississippi in teen pregnancy, we need to take a hard look at what we are teaching these kids." Rep. Ray Allen, R-Grand Prairie, quoted in the Houston Chronicle on why he's not seeking reelection: "I'm weary, just tired. Why do you hit yourself in the head with a hammer? The answer is, it feels so good when you quit."