Obscure but cool

A few weeks ago, Tom DeLay tried a new maneouver to help his party beat back a credible Democratic challenger by getting his (indicted and unpopular) name off the ballot (see prev. here). Democrats challenged the idea that he could just step aside after having already run in and won the primary. And a judge thinks they may be onto something. At the very least, he realizes that this could set the precedent for a whole new kind of political gamesmanship, which sounds to me like he's thinking about the right questions, at least. Will be interesting to see how it turns out.