While the Media

are obsessed with Arnold, Kobe, Howard, and Wesley, the real stories get buried:

"Politically, it was a stunning success for Tom DeLay, perhaps best known as Congress' most aggressive and outspoken conservative, who steamrolls over anyone who stands in the way of his agenda. What is less well known is that DeLay is also the master of the sometimes dark art of political fundraising. His skill at raising money has helped the GOP maintain its dominance in Congress and has made him perhaps the most feared Texas politician since Lyndon Johnson. But in the 2002 Texas coup, he left behind a muddy trail. A close scrutiny of the money he funneled into the state suggests DeLay may have violated several state laws along the way..."