Tom DeLay... Scumbag...

Good ole' boy Tom Delay is the House Majority leader for the Republican party. He's also a genuine filthy, unethical, scumbag power player in todays version of politics. He was the mastermind behind the Texas redistricting plan that helped Republicans increase their numbers in Texas. He's also the main man to go through to get any kind of bill passed or to get money for your re-election. He's also the man smack dab in the middle of a fund raising scandal that threatens to take him down. This is nothing new to DeLay, he's had three ethics charges levelled his way and has managed to skate by with slaps on the wrist. This could be the big one that brings him down though. His office is being charged with raising money for charity that was actually being used as political money in Republican campaigns. Yesterday, Republicans changed the rules of what a GOP leader could do when under investigation of foul play. They (what a shock) decided that a man should be treated as innocent until proven guilty. (Kind of like how they treated Clinton, with such repect for him and the office of President). He'll be allowed to continue to serve as majority leader even if he's indicted in this mess. The unbelievable irony of this is that DeLay was the man pushing for the higher ethics standards when Clinton was having his fights with the GOP. THESE ARE HIS RULES! The level of hypocrisy in the GOP is absolutely astounding. It's so funny to see the party that claims "moral superiority" act in this fashion.