DeLay admits he is The Bug Man.

Last week, Josh Marshall got an email complaining that he was being so disrespectful to DeLay by calling him "bug man." For all you wingers who are similarly offended, I call your attention to the last paragraph of an article in the June 23, 2003 issue of Time:

For DeLay, a former exterminator from Houston, Bush is a Republican born of privilege and more representative of his party's country-club wing, despite his Midland, Texas, roots and frequent trips to his Crawford ranch. Explaining himself, DeLay simply says, "I'm just a bug man."

(emphasis added). So if calling DeLay "The Bug Man" is disrespectful, then DeLay is being disrespectful to himself. I guess that fits right in with saying that the Democrats' agenda is they have no agenda. Or some such...

NOTE: The article is part of the Time archive, which means it will cost to get a copy. However, a Google/Yahoo/MSN/etc. search with "I'm just a bug man" and "DeLay" will lead to sites that have the above excerpt.