"...overrun by organized crime -- Tom Delay-style."

I saw this earlier somewhere, and it's now up at Daily Kos. This is an excerpt of an op-ed piece by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada published in the Houston Chronicle, Tom Delay's "hometown" newspaper.

In 1977, I was appointed chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. It was a difficult time for the gaming industry and Las Vegas, which were being overrun by organized crime. To that point in my life, I had served in the Nevada Assembly and even as lieutenant governor, but nothing prepared me for my fight with the mob.
Over the next few years, there would be threats on my life, bribes, FBI stings and even a car bomb placed in my family's station wagon. It was a terrifying experience, but at the end of the day, we cleaned up Las Vegas and ushered in a new era of responsibility.
My term on the gaming commission came to an end in 1981, and when it did, I thought I had seen such corruption for the last time. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. It is not quite the mafia of Las Vegas in the 1970s, but what is happening today in Washington is every bit as corrupt and the consequences for our country have been severe.
Our nation's capital has been overrun by organized crime -- Tom DeLay-style.

I guess you'll never find the perfect politician, but at least Reid knows how to take the fight to the other side. It's beyond tiring to watch the Democrats lay down on issue after issue.