Beat Them To The Punch

Have you seen Tom DeLay's mug shot? He's got a wide smile and looks like he is posing for a friendly photograph.


I'm sure the Libs and the MSM (same thing) were planning to use the mug shot as a means of embarassing DeLay, but he's beat them to the punch. Good for him.

Here is the article:

AP: DeLay Smile May Foil Democrat Campaign Ads---

WASHINGTON - Why is Tom DeLay smiling? After all, he's been indicted. Forced out of his job as House majority leader. And called into court for fingerprinting and a mugshot like a common criminal.

Answer: A photo of DeLay grinning from ear to ear doesn't pack quite the punch in a Democratic attack ad as one that looks more like the mugshot of, say, actor Hugh Grant.

Note the House of Representatives security pin on DeLay's lapel.

He looks in the photo like a proud member of Congress who might just have won the lottery, not one indicted on charges of money laundering. The photo looks like it could have been taken anywhere.

And that was just the point.

Democrats nationally are already sounding as if they'll make DeLay the poster boy for bad Republican behavior in next year's elections, when every House seat and a third of those in the Senate are up for grabs.