Democrats picked up a 30th House seat this week, and once again, it's all Tom DeLay's fault.  This time, though, it's more than just his long list of scandals dragging down the Republican Party.  This time, his direct actions may have cost the GOP the seat.

On Tuesday, former Representative Ciro Rodriguez (who'd lost his seat due to DeLay's mid-decade redistricting) narrowly beat incumbent Rep. Henry Bonilla in a runoff election, largely due to the redistricting that changed voter demographics.  It was an unexpected win, and it certainly adds insult to injury to the disgraced DeLay.

To those in the reform community who were dismayed to see the redistricting process being abused for partisan gain at the expense of fairness to voters, this is the cherry on top of the DeLay disgrace sundae.