Yessirrr....a well-oiled machine
I like this quote because it seems like a supreme example of double-flip, one-and-a-half turn, reverse-landing irony. You can't get that often enough. Like one of those 3-D pictures you stare at until you're hypnotized, think about this statement of Tom Delay's until it starts to gaze back at you. Oh, the layers of absurdity!

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an "ongoing victory," and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. ...Asked if that meant the government was running at peak efficiency, Mr. DeLay said, "Yes, after 11 years of Republican majority we've pared it down pretty good."

He's right, but oh-so wrong---he has to believe that but can't possibly believe that---he's won a great victory over everything he still complains about, because of all the things he hates! My head is spinning! This is funner to think about than the NYTimes Crossword any day! (via Washington Monthly and Atrios) I can only presume this means that, with opinion polls for the President and Congress in the low 40s or below, Delay's plan is to announce to the nation that we've achieved pure governmental greatness. Vote Republican to keep things running smooth like they are now!