“In what Republican strategists call ‘the DeLay effect,’ questions plaguing House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) are starting to hurt his fellow party members, who are facing news coverage of their own trips and use of relatives on their campaign payrolls.” Under fire from Dems around the country, the GOP begin to understand that their rampant ethical lapses may well carry a heavy political price. Will they cut Boss DeLay loose or sink with him into electoral ignominy come 2006? Either way, it’s a win-win for the Dems, provided they start getting their own house in order and stop their dalliances with crooks like Casino Jack.