However, Tom Delay has more at stake for obvious reasons, than Earl does, since Earl is a nobody compared to Tom.
Typical Dem ploy.
No matter the outcome, Delay will lose for he has more to lose.
Media focus sure can be a ghostly demise.
Earle has his entire livelihood to lose (except maybe as a Dem political consultant or something) - if he loses, he gets tossed out of office, convicted of official misconduct (either felony or misdemeanor grade), and is automatically disbarred.