DeLayed felony

For the full story of which Republican Representative voted for the DeLay Rule(allowing those indicted of a felony to serve as leadership), see Josh Marshall, who has almost gleefully chronicle the cracks forming in GOP moral superiority. I probably won't spend much time on it because he has done such an excellent job.

I did want to point out that the Portsmouth Herald(NH) gave the House Republicans no break (my emphasis):

New Hampshire Republican 1st District Congressman Jeb Bradley doesn't want suspected felons running the show in Congress.

Bradley declined to support a party rule change approved Wednesday allowing Republican congressional leaders indicted on felony charges to remain in their positions. The change will allow Rep. Tom Delay, R-Texas, to keep his position as majority leader if he is indicted as a result of an ongoing investigation.

"Congressman Bradley supported the existing rule because it maintains high ethical standards," said Stephanie Dubois, Bradley's press secretary. "He believes that's how we should approach public service."

One other question. Do the Democrats have a policy like this in place, and if not, would it be prudent to pass one in order to rub it in their face? And if so, why not pass a reaffirming of the policy to do the same? Just curious.