[onyx]

Earle has just shown his hand for ALL to see --- vendetta against DeLay.

[YaYa123]

It's really easy...and worth the trouble.. to sign in at the Austin Statesman site to read the rest of this article.

[Southack]

"DeLay's lawyers knew about the problem with the indictment but waited until midafternoon Monday to file a brief asking a judge to dismiss it."

Earle has been chasing DeLay for 2 years...DeLay scored his first hit with his first filing against Earle in the first week of the indictments.

Earle doesn't even have a clue how badly this is going to turn out for him (and his corrupt Austin staff is going to take a hit, too). He's in way over his head here.

[GeronL]

YUP. Its pure politics and its hardball. Will the jury know there is a movie deal in the works?.... if DeLay is found guilty??

Life in prison is hardball, the GOP needs to get into the game.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Dear Earle:

You're a dummy.

Signed, Tom

[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh, and I wonder how the grand jurors are going to feel now that they realize they've been had.

[snowsislander]

How many bites at the apple will it take before they even get the simple stuff right? This appears to be rank prosecutorial mischief by Mr. Earle.

[mewzilla]

If at first you're indictment doesn't succeed, indict, indict again....

[Cooter]

DeLay's lawyers knew about the problem with the indictment but waited until midafternoon Monday to file a brief asking a judge to dismiss it.

Seems to me that DeLay's lawyers could have waited until Wednesday to file this brief. That way the statute of limitations would have expired (last check was issued October 4, 2002) and Earle couldn't rush the money laundering charge like he did on Monday.