What will Tom DeLay do next?

Will he form a ministry from prison, a la Chuck Colson? Will he join his lobbyist buddies on K Street? Will he become a right-wing activist? Or could he be headed for the White House?

According to US News and World Report, the White House is looking at "an outsider with strong fiscal conservative credentials" to head the Office of Management and Budget. The post became open when Josh Bolten was named George W. Bush’s chief of staff a few weeks back. DeLay, apparently, is among the contenders–a fitting position for someone who consistently rubberstamped Bush’s budgets in Congress. The rumor surfaced on Wednesday and, to the best of my knowledge, has yet to be confirmed or denied.

The Hammer in the Bush Administration? Maybe it’s not such a wild rumor after all. As recent events prove, he’d hardly be the first crook to enter, or exit, this White House.