Are Wisconsin Rs rallying around DeLay?

House Republicans are divided on the question of whether to let Tom DeLay continue to run things even after theoretically stepping down as leader because of his indictment on money laundering charges, the Washington Post reports:

Although he was forced to relinquish his leadership post Sept. 28, after the first of two indictments for alleged involvement in money laundering related to the 2002 Texas election, DeLay continues to use an office in the leadership suite, occasionally presides over private meetings with committee chairmen and lobbies members during key floor votes.

Also, the Texas Republican's staff continues to maintain the House schedule and dash off memos to lawmakers, ostensibly as employees of a majority leader's office without a full-fledged majority leader...

"My issue is having an indicted former leader hanging around the leadership offices," said one House Republican, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of DeLay's remaining authority. "This guy did so much good work getting us into the majority. Why does he want to stick around? He's not helping us."

"Tom DeLay should not be in a position of authority," said Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), who called for DeLay's resignation from the House leadership even before he was indicted. "He should not be calling the shots or driving the agenda, and if he is, that would be unfortunate."

Countering those are DeLay's ardent House supporters, dozens of whom now sport hammer-shaped lapel pins evoking DeLay's nickname, "The Hammer," to proclaim their allegiance. They say much of the discord is due to DeLay's departure from the leadership, not his continuing influence.

"This can't go on this way indefinitely," said Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.), a leader of House Republican moderates who wants an election in January to fill DeLay's slot. "We need to get this leadership issue behind us."

We haven't heard a peep about this from the four Wisconsin Republicans in the House. Is Mark Green wearing a Hammer pin in his lapel? Does F. Jim Sensenbrenner want an election to fill DeLay's slot? Where are Paul Ryan and Tom Petri on this? Does the fact that Green and Ryan have taken $55,000 between them from DeLay's political action committee have any bearing on their opinions?

Do you think some enterprising Wisconsin reporter will ever ask any of those questions?