Number 16 'Good Behavior'

Congressman Tom DeLay, the Leader of House Republicans, has called repeatedly for the House to find a way to hold the federal judiciary accountable for its decisions. "The judiciary has become so activist and so isolated from the American people that it's our job to do that," Delay said.

One way that the courts could be held accountable, Delay has suggested, would be for the House Judiciary Committee to investigate the clause in the Constitution that says "judges can serve as long as they serve with good behavior," he said.

"We want to define what good behavior means. And that's where you have to start."

So, are you laughing, or crying? Tom Delay, of all people, wants to define what it means to behave well, in the courts and in the home as well.

Lobbyists paying for his junkets to Russian and England and tropical islands is not, from Delay's perspective, bad behavior.

Government officials calling a private citizen an 'adulterer', from the steps of the Capitol building or Delay himself threatening physical retribution against judges: none of these actions are examples of bad behavior, according to this Texas congressman.

No, you're right: its not funny. Its very scary.

Thankfully, these latest ramblings are just the scary sounds that you might expect from a politician watching his power and prestige crumble and turn to dust.

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