GOP majority leader Tom DeLay has been indicted for violating a Texas campaign finance law.

I don't know if DeLay is guilty, but I'm more than a little bit skeptical because this prosecutor has a history of using the law for partisan gain.

Among the politicians he has tangled with is Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. [District Attorney Ronnie] Earle accused her of using her previous office as state treasurer for personal and political purposes. But he abruptly dropped his case in 1994 before it could go to trial.

It's been said that you can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich -- it will be interesting to see what evidence Earle has come up with. The explanations that I've seen so far don't prove much of anything.