Just who is this Tom Delay guy, anyway...

I've been hearing murmurs about Tom Delay for some time, and now it's time to find out about him. Wikipedia has lots of information on him.

Mr. Delay is the House Majority leader. He's the Republican Representative for the state of Texas, and has a long history in the House.

He's been in the media spotlight for a while. Seems Mr. Delay has serious issues with living up to ethical standards. Accepting expensive trips from lobbyists and then voting in their favor is one example. He also has misused government resources for political purposes.

Now for today's news(subscription required, I recommend Bugmenot.com:

An Indian tribe and a gambling services company made donations to a Washington public policy group that covered most of the cost of a $70,000 trip to Britain by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), his wife, two aides and two lobbyists in mid-2000, two months before DeLay helped kill legislation opposed by the tribe and the company.