I live in New Jersey, and even I'm appalled

Tom DeLay has won his party's primary with a whopping 61% of the vote:

With nearly 88 percent of precincts reporting, Mr. Delay had 19,684, or 61 percent of the vote, far ahead of his closest opponent, Tom Campbell, at 9,595, or 30 percent.

"I have always placed my faith in the voters, and today's vote shows they have placed their full faith in me," Mr. DeLay said in proclaiming victory.

Mr. DeLay easily outpolled his three rivals together: Mr. Campbell, a lawyer making his first bid for public office; Pat Baig, a teacher also in her first run for office; and Mike Fjetland, a lawyer making his fourth try for the seat. Mr. Fjetland ran third with 1,514, votes, and and Baig had 1,075.

DeLay runs this November against Nick Lampson, whose district DeLay gerrymandered out from under him, and possibly former Rep. Steve Stockman, a Republican considering a run as an independent.

I always knew that corruption mattered not a whit in Texas, but this is just amazing.