Hypocrisy Alert: DeLay To Head Ethics Seminar

I kid you not, this is for real. Tom DeLay was asked to speak about campaign ethics by the Campaigns and Elections Seminar. I'm sure he'll be talking about his "No Retreat, No Surrender" book and how he is really the victim because others want to hold him accountable for his 'alleged' criminal actions as Majority Leader. Tom continues to stay in the news with stunts like this, enabling him to push his book and of course with a possible trial to hold him accountable for his actions.

More on the seminar from WaPo:

DeLay, a.k.a. "the Hammer," is set to kick off a May 31 Campaigns & Elections seminar, where he will hawk his book, "No Retreat, No Surrender," and talk political strategy ... and, who knows, maybe even ethics. (After all, Michael Scanlon, a former top DeLay aide who pleaded guilty in the Abramoff lobbying investigation, delivered his graduate thesis on congressional ethics last year; so why shouldn't the Hammer be able to join in the absurdity of it all?)

A witty, lampoony e-mail invitation from Campaigns & Elections reads: "Due to strong language (e.g. going negative, oppo, scandal) and adult situations (e.g. networking, politics, education) the Campaigns & Elections political training seminar is not intended for everyone. Some programming will include former Congressman and DCCC Chairman Vic Fazio, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, political strategist Joe Trippi and gratuitous depictions of successful campaigns, explicit discussions of ethics and an extreme passion for politics."

The invitation warns: "Attend at your own risk!"

At least they see some humor in their conference. Still, giving a platform to the schmuck is like feeding the animals at the zoo. The sign says not to, but people still throw scraps in the cage to get a personal show from the lion, tiger or bear. DeLay needs to be released into the wild, you know, like the general population at a Federal prison.