Yesterday, the Chronicle editorial board, which has been unrelenting in its criticism of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R), surprised us with this criticism of recent comments by Travis Country district attorney Ronnie Earle (D) at a Democratic interest-group fundraiser:
Republicans have accused the veteran prosecutor, a Democrat, of conducting a partisan witch hunt. Earle’s attendance and remarks attacking DeLay at a Democratic fund-raiser last week in Dallas damaged the credibility of his investigation with a stunning display of prosecutorial impropriety.
The editorial board goes on to question Earle’s judgment and temperament.
Tom Kirkendall offers further thoughts on the editorial board’s treatment of Earle, and contrasts it with the newspaper’s silence on the topic of inflammatory statements against former Enron officials by investigating prosecutors.
PREVIOUSLY: DeLay pursuer invokes DeLay’s name to raise political funds (bH).
