Delay No More

Jonathan Chait writes in the Los Angeles Times a nice encapsulation of the history leading to Congressman Tom Delay's recent troubles, which I mentioned here April 2. Chait's summation is exactly right, considering Delay's claims of borderline legality in his shenanigans:

"DeLay has yet to be judged, but this much is clear: If you constantly violate the spirit of the rules, it will be hard to avoid the charge that you violated the letter."