Tom DeLay

DeLay's Mission Continues

Robert Scheer : Republican Party

What is the born-again East Texas word for chutzpah? Whatever it is, Tom DeLay displays enormous amounts, as he exits Congress and faces corruption charges.
All DeLay's Children

Ari Berman : Republican Party

Tom DeLay has left Congress, but his legacy lives on in the work of five disciples.
A Considered Jurisprudential Analysis of the Guilty Plea by Yet Another Former Aide to Tom DeLay and DeLay's Resignation Announcement Three Days Later

Calvin Trillin

DeLay cut his losses when they were cut for him.
What DeLay Left Behind

John Nichols : House

To repair the damage Tom DeLay left in his wake, the November elections must be a referendum on the political machine he created, which continues to drive this Congress.
Robert Scheer: 'Anti-Christian Conspirators' Slay DeLay

Robert Scheer : Religion

Tom DeLay claims to see a vast anti-Christian conspiracy in the legal troubles that forced him out of the House--though his own sins would seem to be sufficient explanation.
Exile on K Street

Jeremy Scahill : Lobbies/PACs

Scandals abound in the smoking remains of the Alexander Strategy Group.

2005

The Ney Scandal Grows

Ari Berman : Lobbies/PACs

As Justice Department investigators follow the cash flow from lobbyist Jack Abramoff's influence-peddling scandal, the evidence mounts against Ohio Republican Congressman Bob Ney. Who's next?
Democracy for Sale

Robert Scheer : Republican Party

A trove of new documents detailing the corruption and influence-peddling by Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed and Tom DeLay is sweeping the high-minded prophets of the Republican revolution off their pedestals.
I Think I Heard a Liberal Say

Calvin Trillin : Lobbies/PACs

For working in the shadows of K Street pay-to-play, here's to The Hammer getting the slammer.
'The Hammer' Gets Hit

Ari Berman : US Politics & Government

Tom DeLay's indictment on criminal conspiracy charges comes at a moment of acute public awareness of the culture of corruption the GOP has created. What happens next is up to the Democrats.
DeLay's Grab for NASA

David Corn : Budget

When it comes to ethics violations, the sky is no longer the limit.
DeLay Must Go

Corruption is not a partisan issue.
Tom DeLay and the Courts

Calvin Trillin : The Courts

Tom's crimes.