Justice Delayed

Oh, and the Hammer goes down. Tom Delay has been indicted; no mean trick for a white politician from Texas. But he has not yet been convicted.

Says Mr. Delay:

"Now let me be very, very clear: I have done nothing wrong, I have violated no law, no regulation, no rule of the House. I have done nothing unlawful, unethical or, I might add, unprecedented."

He added: "My defense in this case will not be technical or legalistic. It will be categorical and absolute. I am innocent; Mr. Earle and his staff know it, and I will prove it."

DeLay denounced the indictment as "an act of blatant political partisanship" by a "rogue district attorney" and "unabashed partisan zealot."

"This is one of the weakest, most baseless indictments in American history," DeLay said. "It's a sham, and Mr. Earle knows it."

And finally:

"This is just the worst travesty of justice I have ever seen."

Really Tom? Ever, in American history? So I guess you'll be quite the revered mascot for many of those wrongfully convicted lifers in the Texas penal system. If I were you, I'd appeal -- all the way to the Supreme Court.

Justice Denied

John Roberts was sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States this afternoon barely three hours after gaining Senate confirmation, leaving scarcely enough time to sober up the President and find a bible. Said Mr. Roberts after taking the oath, "Thank you Mr. President. There is no way to repay your confidence in me,"

I'm sure you'll work something out.

We know next to nothing about this man; we get to meet him in earnest on Monday. One could say that he rode in on faith in his word. If time proves that he is not what he would have us believe, then he will stand as a liar.