[AmishDude]

But you can play the media. DeLay may be playing this very well. If he's truly innocent of the Abramoff stuff (the only things any of these Congressmen can be guilty of AFAIK is bribery or taking "illegal" gifts -- the first is nearly impossible to prove and the second is nearly always only an ethics violation), then what this does is muddy the waters in peoples' minds.

When Earle is slapped down, DeLay will be vindicated and people will not be able to distinguish between all of these technical charges and will just assume he was vindicated en toto. This will put the GOP on the offense. Let's just hope it happens before the elections.

[maica]

When Earle is slapped down, DeLay will be vindicated and people will not be able to distinguish between all of these technical charges and will just assume he was vindicated en toto.

The latest Limbaugh Letter has on it cover something like "democrat justice: Conviction before trial" The DNCmedia will from now on speak of DeLay as guilty of everything - "why else would he give up" "there must be stuff that we will never know that is even worse than what we do know" "his crimes put him in the category of Nixon" etc etc - from this day on his guilt will never be erased from the mouths or pens of every dem.