No DeLay

It's time for Tom DeLay to face up to the allegations against him and move on. Although as a Liberal I would be more than happy to see him stay into 2006 so the number of improprieties can mount, it's in the public interest not to have a corrupt politician leading the House of Representatives. From the Buckham allegations to the gerrymandering in Texas and his protection of tax breaks for sweatshop owners DeLay has been the quintessential non-compassionate conservative.

Of all his errors in judgment the worst is probably the vote he tried to pass in December that would have allowed him to carry on as leader even if he had been indicted for a crime. At that point even some Republicans started to cringe. The next few weeks will be telling. If the national media decides this is a story they want to actively pursue then DeLay is in deep trouble. If not then he may be able to bunker down with his Republican supporters and weather the storm. DeLay is so arrogant that there isn't much likelihood of him going quietly.