Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, earlier convicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in Texas, today was sentenced by Judge Pat Priest to three years in prison. The sentence was directly on the conspiracy charge; on money laundering, his five-year sentence was probated for 10 years, and so he will serve 10 years’ probation.

Say, have you noticed how often Chuck Schumer has been nuzzling up to Lindsey “Huckleberry” Graham lately?

It’s official, the battle for the next Majority Leader has begun. The fact that Harry Reid is running 10 points behind his generic Republican opponent has not escaped the attention of Messers Schumer and Durbin. So who should it be?