DeLay's Mission Continues
Robert Scheer : Republican Party
What is the born-again East Texas word for chutzpah? Whatever it is, Tom DeLay displays enormous amounts, as he exits Congress and faces corruption charges.

Robert Scheer : Republican Party
What is the born-again East Texas word for chutzpah? Whatever it is, Tom DeLay displays enormous amounts, as he exits Congress and faces corruption charges.
Ari Berman : Republican Party
Tom DeLay has left Congress, but his legacy lives on in the work of five disciples.
Calvin Trillin
DeLay cut his losses when they were cut for him.
John Nichols : House
To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
Robert Scheer : Religion
Tom DeLay claims to see a vast anti-Christian conspiracy in the legal troubles that forced him out of the House--though his own sins would seem to be sufficient explanation.
Jeremy Scahill : Lobbies/PACs
Scandals abound in the smoking remains of the Alexander Strategy Group.
As Justice Department investigators follow the cash flow from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal, the evidence mounts against Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney. Who's next?
Robert Scheer : Republican Party
A trove of new documents detailing the corruption and influence-peddling by Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed and Tom DeLay is sweeping the high-minded prophets of the Republican revolution off their pedestals.
For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The
Hammer getting the slammer.
Ari Berman : US Politics & Government
Tom DeLay's indictment on criminal conspiracy charges comes at a moment of acute public awareness of the culture of corruption the GOP has created. What happens next is up to the Democrats.
When it comes to ethics violations, the sky is no longer the limit.
