We won this battle but the war goes on

It appears that Tom Delay will remain on the ballot in the November election, even though he has resigned from Congress and moved to Virginia. Delay withdrew from the race after being indicted on money laundering and conspiracy charges, but did so well after winning the primary for the seat. State Republicans argued that because Delay left the state, he is ineligible to run and the Party should be allowed to replace him. Federal judge Sam Sparks issued the decision yesterday that contradicts that notion stating,

"DeLay was chosen as the Republican nominee by the voters in the Republican primary, and he is still eligible to be the party's nominee".

So, that plan seems to have backfired. This decision will undoubtedly be appealed but the longer this drags on the better. My dad taught me the expression "Too smart by half". I think it applies here.