Mean Old Man

That out-of-control rogue district attorney, Ronnie Earle, trying to... plea bargain with Tom DeLay and save his job and everything:

A Texas prosecutor offered Rep. Tom DeLay a deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and save his job as majority leader, but DeLay chose to fight felony charges instead, the congressman's attorney said Monday.

Dick DeGuerin, DeLay's lawyer, described the offer in a letter to the prosecutor as he filed motions in Austin to dismiss felony indictments and — barring dismissal of the case — to seek a speedy trial.

Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle had no immediate comment.

Clearly this shows just how much of a partisan witch hunt this is. Ronnie Earle obviously hates Republicans so much that he wanted to save Tom DeLay from a felony indictment, thereby keeping him as the House Majority Leader! Since he epitomizes the "culture of corruption" in GOP circles, by having him step down it innoculates the House rank-and-file from being poisoned by DeLay's ethical malpractice! But oh no, Ronnie Earle wanted to destroy the GOP majority! He wanted DeLay to STAY in the Leadership!

That's the kind of logic you'll be seeing on any number of right-wing sites over the next couple days.

By the way, the cherry on top of the article comes at the end:

DeLay will likely be booked in a Texas county jail this week despite attempts by his attorneys to bypass the fingerprinting and mug shot process.

Turn to the right!