In The "Houston, We Have a Problem... er... Bug Exterminator...er..." Department

Well, Texas wanted Tom DeLay and that's exactly what they're getting, rules an appeals panel who, like the original judge, told the Texas GOP that they're stuck with the bug exterminator who never saw corruption he couldn't profit from, a mean trick he wouldn't pull, or money from hungry children he wouldn't take.

Elsewhere, a three-judge panel is expected to rule soon on that disastrous Texas redistricting the Texas GOP hand-carved to make sure no Democrats would be left in the state.