Dancing with Delay

We surely miss Tom DeLay, but with last night's season premier of Dancing with the Stars, we no longer have to live without "The Hammer" any longer.

In case you didn't know, Tom DeLay, the disgraced former Republican House Majority Leader is a "celebrity" contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

And just in case you missed it, here is the frightening video:

You may be asking yourself what could be more disturbing than Tom DeLay in a medium-heel? Well, the answer to that question is that Tom DeLay is taking this competition seriously.

Tom actually has a "Dancing with DeLay" website which explains to fans how to vote and gives a brief bio about his career. (It fails to mention his indictments.)

And what about those indictments? The indicting prosecutor is still pursuing them.

As much as we liked watching Tom dance last night, we think that he shouldn't get too comfortable in Hollywood . . . after all, he is only free on bail.

A post script: We hope that Tom does well in the competition, but we have to admit, Charles Durning is a much better dancer. Check out this video -- the parallels between Tom and Charles are quite astonishing.