Tom DeLay: Two strikes, no balls

With House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) involved in several ethics cases and investigations, another setback could substantially weaken the lawmaker's ability to champion Republican causes and candidates...and, we hope, send him back to Texas along with GW.

According to the Washington Post, "A lot of members on Capitol Hill believe in the concept of 'three strikes, you're out,' " said Fred Wertheimer, a longtime advocate of public ethics and president of Democracy 21. "And Mr. DeLay has two strikes and a third case pending."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1572-2004Oct1.html