All the Former House Majority Leader’s Men

Starring Tom “Hammer” DeLay, Jack Abramoff, and a cast of corruption.

From The New York Times: “Michael Scanlon, former aide to a powerful congressman and onetime partner of a wealthy lobbyist, pleaded guilty today to a federal conspiracy charge as part of a deal in which he agreed to cooperate with an investigation into possible wrongdoing by some lawmakers.”

Coming soon to a courtroom — or a TV set — near you.

Some blogospheric reaction to this story is here.

Previous posts on Tom DeLay et al.:

• DeLay and deny: The demise of The Hammer and the future of the Republican Party
• Tom DeLay, you have the right to remain silent…
• Sign of the Renaissance #3: The end of Tom DeLay
• DeLay in court — Justice vs. partisanship
• Tom DeLay’s lost plea

(For all the talk about Iraq recently, about pre-war misinformation and post-war mismanagement, and about how Iraq will affect 2006 and 2008, I wonder if the DeLay/Abramoff scandals won’t be more serious obstacles for the Republicans to overcome.)