Tom DeLay remains extremely strong here in his home base. These folks have known Congressman DeLay for 25 years. They respect him, and they are not likely to be swayed by a partisan Democrat prosecutor in Austin.

The national media is ... clueless when it comes to knowledge about Congressional District 22 and its political makeup. Tom DeLay has been extremely attentive to the needs of District 22 since 1984. He had done a fine job for Texas and continues to do a fine job for us. So the question is not whether he wins, but how big he wins.

Lots of interesting stories came out of it, needless to say.

Whoever were to get elected in this rushed, expensive, 20- to 30-candidate special election, they're going to serve no time to speak of, and they're going to do nothing.

A special election would be nothing but a freak show and a circus act.

The man's a fighter. I think he could have won if he'd have stayed in it. But having said that, there is something to be said for having a candidate who has no baggage heading into November. Certainly, Congressman DeLay, for a whole number of reasons, was carrying a lot of baggage.