DeLay No More

One of our long national nightmares is now officially over: Tom the Bug Killer DeLay has announced that he will give up his seat in the House of Representatives, spurred on by the fact that he's facing criminal prosecution for money-laundering, that he's intimately tied to corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff, that his former deputy chief of staff, Tony C. Rudy, recently pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and corruption and that his chances of being reelected in November were either fat or slim, take your pick. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. DeLay has been the bete noir of those of us on the left ever since he took office, and seeing him finally being brought down by his obvious and complete corruption brings more than a little bit of schadenfreude to this old heart.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, Tom. Heh heh.