I want DeLay gone as bad as anyone, but this is just appalling:
On March 24, former Congressman Bob Livingston was sent an e-mail by a New York Times editorial page staffer suggesting he write an op-ed essay. Would Livingston, who in 1998 gave up certain elevation to be House speaker because of a sexual affair, write about how Majority Leader Tom DeLay should now act under fire? In a subsequent conversation, it was made clear the Times wanted the prominent Republican to say DeLay should step aside for the good of the party.
The goal of the NY Times should be to accurately chronicle the abuses of power and the subsequent investigations of Tom DeLay. If they want to write an op-ed condemning DeLay, more power to them- it is their editorial page. But actively seeking out non-columnists to write guest editorials that appear to be sincere and motivated by passion for an issue, particularly in a case like this, crosses the line.
This is nothing more than the NY Times acting as partisan hack.