My mind is strange.

My first thought is that it’s 13 months before the ’06 election and will he have a preliminary hearing before then that will be showcased on television. A conspiracy charge isn’t very sexy image-wise, but there will always be the courthouse steps refusals to speak to the press under advice of attorney.

How well will that play in the Congressional races in OK and TX?

The latest political scuttlebutt around here is that Ernest Istook will be in the race for governor, although I can’t imagine a greater disaster.

That will leave the 5th District, essentially Oklahoma City, an open seat in Congress and therefore a hotly contested seat nationally between the national parties. I hear that’s the seat that Mary Fallin may seek.

What Democrat can take that seat from the GOP?

My own personal choice is Bernest Cain, but my personal conversations with him have been sincerely negative. He says he doesn’t have any interest and I hate that, but I have to believe him since he’s told me this on several occasions and has even refused my fundraising help. We went to law school together and we’re friendly, but I don’t claim to a “source close” to Sen. Cain.

Given the heavily GOP nature of the 5th District, I would think there would need to be a “tough” and/or “reform” Democrat to cross party lines on registration.

Oh, by the way, FUCK Tom DeLay. I think the death penalty’s barbaric, but…

10 years on each count. Hmmmm. This is serious shit for a Majority Leader from the U.S. Congress.

Since DeLay had to step down as Majority Leader, don’t you know there’s some dancing, wining, dining, arm twisting and shitting bricks going on in Wash. D.C. These are the times to enjoy being a common, ordinary voter and not a member of the political class.

I haven’t even touched the commentary yet, since I’m waiting to see the Sunday papers go all righteous and indignant, pulling out the big guns and coming up with a “watch this closely” summary. Assholes.

Our friend, SuzArt, danced out of VZDs tonight singing “Tom DeLay’s Indicted! Tom DeLay’s In-Dieee-ted!” Oh, how the closed captioning spun by!

Conspiracy has always been a curious criminal charge to me. Talking as a crime. Free speech and association problems anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

After the success of Napoleon Dynamite, I think the 5th District Democrats ought to find a good liberal Hispanic named Pedro …

I was hoping to get this in before midnight…