So now the republicans are fighting tooth-and-nail not to have their co-poster boy for corruption (along with Ralphie, Jackie and Duke-stir) be on the ballot for Congress in November. Interestingly, the courts don't seem to be buying it. The Texas Republicans have taken the argument on to the 5th Circuit in New Orleans (New Orleans? That makes it funny on a whole other level...)

Texas Republicans asked a federal appeals court on Monday to let them replace former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay on the November congressional ballot, but Democrats argued that Texas state law requires keeping DeLay as the GOP candidate.

DeLay won a March primary before resigning from Congress in June amid a growing scandal. He is awaiting trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges connected to the financing of Texas legislative campaigns in 2002 with alleged illegal corporate money.
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A federal judge ruled in early July that DeLay's name had to stay on the ballot even though he quit Congress and moved to Virginia.
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Texas law allows a political party to replace a candidate if he or she dies, becomes medically incapacitated or becomes ineligible for office. If the candidate simply "withdraws" from the race after winning his or her primary, a new candidate cannot be chosen.

As Jim Traficante might be able to share with him, it's hard to be a Congressman from Cell Block "A". I wonder which prison gang ol'Tommy boy would have to join to survive in the prison yard? I'm guessing it might be a limited choice since all the blacks and hispanics have all the good spots...they might not want him.