As to the charges of corruption that the Dems are levying at DeLay, I don't know enough about the background of them to offer any sort of informed opinion as to the truthfulness of the charges.
However, I find the level of hypocracy stunning, as the same Dems that are railing against DeLay for possible foreign or domestic influence-buying were quite silent during the Buddhist Temple fundraiser, the selling of various bedrooms in the White House by Clinton/Gore, the coffees at which campaign donations were exchanged for access to the Prez and VP and other assorted Democratic fundraising scandals.
"I find the level of hypocracy stunning"
But .. it's becoming the norm - and I don't like it.
You are right, the hypocrisy never fails to amaze, but in my opinion the "hypocrisy gap" is part of the reason the conservative movement has been so successful, we hold ourselves to a higher standard and voters believe and respect us. I am really worried about the "Win at all costs" mentality that I see on many of the Delay threads, chiefly because winning in the long haul is more important than winning every little battle along the way, and the way to win in the long run is to stick to principles.
That said, Delay has certainly earned a fair hearing, but the details that I have read are, prima facie, very disturbing, and his response has not been encouraging. Yesterday his statements denying wrongdoing offer hope but at the same time he refused to make them in front of cameras, which leads me to believe he is already trying to avoid an "I did not have sex with that woman" moment. And it is not all just accusations, some of the evidence has been published in the newspaper, such as the receipts that show his staffers accompanied him to London and their expenses were paid for by a lobbyist, which is specifically forbidden by House ethics rules. How did it hurt us at all when Trent Lott apologized and stepped down? Answer: it didn't, the movement is stronger than any leader and the moment a leader becomes a distraction to the cause he or she should step out of the limelight.