DeLay Gets Punked By Law and Order...

...and then cries about it. This article doesn't go into the details of the show, but on the latest Law and Order Criminal Intent the cops are chasing down two guys who have been using a sniper rifle to murder/assassinate judges. That's when the obligitory sarcastic quip comes - the female lead of the show "suggest(s) putting out an all points bulletin for 'somebody in a Tom DeLay T-shirt.'"

Now that's pretty funny and when I saw it I chuckled. But DeLay's response is even better:

"I can only assume last night's slur was in response to comments I have made in the past about the need for Congress to closely monitor the federal judiciary, as prescribed in our constitutional system of checks and balances."

Yeah, the Constitution definitely says that judges who disagree with TomTom will have to "answer for their behavior." It's in Article 17, I think.

Mad props to Law and Order executive producer Dick Wolf for his response:

"Every week, approximately 100 million people see an episode of the branded 'Law & Order' series. Up until today, it was my impression that all of our viewers understood that these shows are works of fiction as is stated in each episode.

"But I do congratulate Congressman DeLay for switching the spotlight from his own problems to an episode of a TV show."

What's next, DeLay attacking Leno, Letterman, and Jon Stewart?