[Rembrandt_fan]

"...a GOP moderate on Sunday called for DeLay to resign his leadership post,..."

I hope the Republican whip is taking down names of high-profile GOP politicians looking to score points with the media and the liberal blocs of their constituencies by slamming DeLay. From what I've seen, DeLay exercised bad judgment by not deeply researching money sources for junket expenses; he made a false assumption that all was legitimate and on the up-and-up. Not illegal--and in my view, not unethical, either. A breach of ethics requires intent.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Please explain any criminal culpability or ethical lapses - as you understand it.

[goldstategop]

A crime hasn't even been committed here. And junkets are paid for all time. No one has been able to demonstrate a conflict of interest or a situation where DeLay stood to personally benefit. As far as alleged scandals go, its a non-issue. Its less of an ethical problem than say - oral sex on the job in the White House. And back then all the liberals said, no problemo. The fact of the matter is the Left all by itself has lowered the bar for ethical responsibility.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)