Gone With No DeLay

This headline writes itself! If the New York Post at least doesn't use this headline, they deserve to have their cheeky-headline privileges revoked. Newspaper editors of the world, I command thee to use this pithy lede!

On another note, Satan backing down from a fight is certainly news, but it's almost a depressing turn of events. Did the Devil back down from fiddle-playing Johnny? According to historian and noted folklorist Charles Daniels, he certainly did not, instead putting his golden fiddle up against Johnny's soul, and losing fair and square in a spirited contest (complete with disco organ!). Tom, say it ain't so that you just handed over the golden fiddle to the Democrats without even rosining up your bow!

So now DeLay's gone, which I guess I have mixed feelings about. You couldn't script a better Republican anti-hero, at least from the Dems' point of view, besides the Veep. Much like Cheney, DeLay obviously couldn't care less about what anyone thought about what he did. The smug grin, the screw-you attitude, the bald power grabs, the inability to even pay lip-service to any point-of-view other than his own, the awe-inspiring dismissiveness of the Democratic party, all I can say is the dude had some big balls. Evil indeed, but still big, balls. Might have to pour some into the street tonight in honor of our fallen homey, Tom DeLay. You'll be missed, Hammer!

P.S. If he ever gets convicted, newspaper editors are also commanded to use "DeLay nailed in bribery/conspiracy/whatever case." I ask for so little, and when I do it's hilarious, come on!

Tom Delay