Delay in Court

Tom Delay is finally in court and he's trying every trick to win every possible advantage in the hopes of gettin' some home cookin'. Can't say I wouldn't do the same if I had the means but it just sounds so shady. In particular, he's asking that the current judge recuse himself just because he's a documented democrat (he contributed to moveon.org and the Democratic National Committee).

DeLay has said he is eager for a quick trial to prove his innocence. But many lawyers here predict that the two principal motions filed by his legal team this week -- to force Perkins's withdrawal as judge and move the trial elsewhere in Texas, away from this Democratic bastion -- may put it on a slower track.

The lead prosecutor overseeing the probe, Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, is fighting both requests. In a written statement, Earle said, "the logic behind the defendant's motion to recuse Judge Perkins would mean that no criminal defendant could be tried in a court presided over by a judge who did not belong to the defendant's political party." He added in the courtroom corridor Friday: "We don't live in a country where political party determines the measure of justice."