"Lord of the Flies"

Oh. Wow. That's some good pr0n for Democrats. In his quality DeLay roundup, Kuffner points us to this quote in the NYT about what would happen if DeLay were to either lose his seat or his leadership position (or, presumably, get thrown in jail):

"Without Tom DeLay it would be complete and total chaos," said one Republican strategist with close ties to the White House. "The House would descend into 'Lord of the Flies.' "

While winning the Senate would of course be a prize in its own right, I do think that the one-two punch of taking down Bush and the House leadership, one way or another, is the way to throw the GOP off balance for awhile.