As a matter of law, the charges against Tom DeLay are an insult to what law used to be in this country. That does not mean, however, that I feel sorry for the guy. If the indictments could be a Lifetime Achievement Award for running a protection ring under the guise of being a congressman, then I could support the charges.

Unfortunately, Ronnie Earle chose to invoke a criminal use of retroactive law — something for which he should be disbarred. Also, he went grand jury shopping and committed a whole host of other legal sins. On the other hand, Earle is acting like a typical U.S. attorney, and Tom DeLay has not spoken out against the daily injustices that go on in the guise of federal criminal law. A pox on all their houses!