Rep. Rick Renzi is under enormous pressure to give up his House seat in the wake of his indictment last week. The Minority Leader, John Boehner, thinks he should. And, the Arizona Republic does too:

Since these allegations began surfacing in early 2007, Renzi has virtually dropped out of sight, resigning from his committee assignments and keeping his head low. He faces up to 20 years in prison on the most serious counts and fines of $250,000 if convicted.

For many years, Rick Renzi has worked under a cloud of suspicion. Today that cloud is joined by the gale force of a federal indictment.

No one could expect to function normally under such conditions. Renzi needs to attend to his personal crisis and leave the business of the United States government to others. He should resign immediately.