Delay

It has been a bad year for Tom DeLay. He can't even successfully not run for office. His attempt to get off the ballot as the Republican nominee has been rejected. It will be interesting to see how he reacts. Does he campaign for a Republican write-in candidate or just cede the seat to a Democrat. I can't imagine the latter. Of course, there is still an appeal to go through so we will see if it stands.

I am not sure exactly where I stand on this. I will always enjoy seeing DeLay and the Republicans get slapped around and I understand the Democrats must play the same BS games as the GOP (heck, the Dems probably invented most of the electoral games) if they have a chance to win, but I don't like the idea of confusing the electorate for political gain. A democracy should work on transparency and an educated electorate, not obfuscation and technicalities. How idealistic is that?

So while I am happy the Republicans are in a bind, I just can't wholeheartedly get behind this subversion of what I feel democracy should really be about.