So Senator Ensign has now resigned his leadership post as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Unless there’s a lot more to this story, this strikes me as an overreaction. A few angry lefties will shout about “hypocrisy” — “Promise Keeper, huh?” — and that’s enough to force the guy out of his post? All my best wishes go out to Senator Ensign and his wife as they work out their marriage problems, and if they think stepping down from that job is the right thing to do, that’s their call; but, in general, I don’t think giving in to the baying hounds is something that should be encouraged.