The Hammer Falls

After months of waiting, hoping, it has finally happened: Tom DeLay was indicted and forced to step down as House Majority Leader. It's hard to say what will ultimately happen, but one thing's for sure: the stench from this affair will be hard for the GOP to shake.

The indictment opens up a whole line of attack that only vaguely existed before for the Democrats. Instead of vague charges about escapades with Jack Abramoff, we now have explicit transgressions to work with: Tom DeLay is a money-laundering, gerrymandering, election cheater.

It may be cynical of me, but I'm pretty pleased. I've considered Tom DeLay to be an arch-villain of comic book proportions for some time now, and he'll finally get his day in court. Stay tuned.