DeLay v. Earle

I have little to say on l'Affaire Hammer [Good thing I have a blog -- can you imagine trying to get that by an editor? -- ed]

It's obviously a partisan gesture, but it will hurt the GOP's image. I think DA Earle got lucky with his timing: a good bit of the blogosphere who might normally jump in to defend Rep DeLay is exasperated at his intransigence on spending cuts.

With nothing to say, I'll link to the guy who does: Michael Barone. He makes a great point on Democratic Demographic advantages:

I have written in the past that Republicans have certain structural advantages in our nearly equally divided American politics. George W. Bush carried 31 states that elect 62 of 100 senators, and he carried 255 of 435 congressional districts while winning the popular vote by only 51 to 48 percent. But the indictment yesterday of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay points to a structural advantage for the Democrats: They have majorities in most of the counties containing the state capitals of our largest states. That means that political corruption cases are likely to be handled by prosecutors, judges, and juries that are largely Democratic.

Well, that and the media -- no wonder I feel like the minority with both houses of Congress and the Executive in our column...

Politics Posted by jk at September 29, 2005 6:01 PM