Tom...! Tom...! Wake up...! TOM...!!

The [House Majority Leader Tom DeLay] recognizes -- belatedly, some GOP colleagues say -- that the latest questions about his relationships with lobbyists are a problem threatening his career and the GOP majority he helped to build and sustain since coming to the House 20 years ago. Everywhere there are signs of a politician in retreat.

ya know, some people ya just gotta hit upside the head with a 2x4...!

Lining up a corporate aircraft to ferry him to an event was usually arranged with a single phone call. These days, Republican officials report that they are having trouble finding available aircraft -- as businesses fret that DeLay may be radioactive.

O-M-G...! don't tell me i'm gonna have to fly COMMERCIAL...!

[T]he majority leader finds himself simultaneously a leading character on the evening news, in the "Doonesbury" comic strip and on "Saturday Night Live."

how far the mighty have fallen...

"He's withdrawn, he's tired, he looks like he's not sleeping," said a Republican aide who has worked closely with DeLay.

how long has it taken for this guy to snap that he's in very deep shit...? lessee... ~counts on fingers~ one, two, three... yeah, THREE ethics admonishments last fall and that was BEFORE the rest of the shit hit the fan... slow learner, obviously...

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