DeLay Fights for Political Life

While that headline is mundane, it does feel good to write.

I think it's worth noting that DeLay's fight to return to the House GOP leadership is about far more than pride. He seems to be thought of pretty poorly in his district, but if he's the Majority Leader he can at least run on a platform of being a powerful member of the House who can set agendas and steer money to districts.

If he loses that as his platform, I'm not really sure what he has to go on. His shenanigans have to be a huge turn off in Sugar Land. Cynthia McKinney is my representative, and I know I like her best when I haven't heard anything from her in a while. She is, to be fair, an extraordinarily gifted orator, but I prefer not to see pull quotes from her speeches in newspapers. I'd imagine that voters in Texas on the whole feel the same way. We send you people to work for us, not yourselves. Barring that, we at least want a cut. Barring that, we at least don't want it shoved in our faces that you're a criminal.

That's how DeLay has failed his constituents, and if he doesn't get his leadership post back, I have a hard time seeing his constituents sending him back to the land of milk and honey to reload his wallet on their dime.