Can't have it both ways!

The whole DeLay indictment thing is quite ridiculous. Of course, the MSM is in ecstasy over it.

Today's headline is: Democrat to Decide DeLay's Trial Motion.

So, from reading that headline, one assumes a democrat will be the presiding judge.

I thought judges weren't supposed to be political? After all, the MSM and the liberals (but I repeat myself) have been having fits over whether John Roberts is a Conservative and how that would affect his decisions on the Supreme Court, and even whether Harriet Miers is a Conservative.

And we all know the media likes to have things two ways. With the article headline in mind, read the first sentence:

AUSTIN, Texas - The decision on who will preside over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's criminal case will be up to a retired state judge with a reputation as a nonpolitical mediator. (emphasis added)

Only in the media would a man who has a political affiliation be considered non-political in any way, and only if that man is a Democrat. The article goes on to say that friends and colleagues vouch for his ability to remain "non-political" during work.

Of course, if this were a Republican-affiliated judge, whose friends and colleagues noted his ability to remain non-political on the job, the MSM would constantly call him a "Republican hack," "biased," etc., and call for his recusal.

And, of course, if Judge Duncan dismisses the case outright or let's DeLay off, the MSM will start calling him all of those things.

They like to have two faces about everything.