Republicans Don't Care If He's A Crook (He's Their Crook)

The House Republicans have changed their rules to allow those who have been indicted by state prosecutors to keep leadership positions. They are acting in case the Texas grand jury, which already indicted three of his political associates, should proceed to indict Tom Delay.

Delay remains under investigation for fund raising activities related to his redistricting actions in Texas. Allegedly political action committees were used to collect illegal corporate donations and funnel them to Texas legislature races. If not for the redistricting, the Democrats would have gained, rather than lost, seats in the House this year. DeLay also remains in his leadership position despite being admonished by the House Ethics Committee.

There is a clear double standard in play when compared to the previous acts of the House Republicans to impeach former President Bill Clinton for much less significant transgressions.