Ronnie Earle, almost surreally, handed down the do-over indictment of Tom DeLay yesterday. It took him just hours after empaneling a new grand jury, to get an indictment that he was nota ble not get for months with the previous panel.

Krempasky has a unique take on Ronnie Earle.

If Ronnie Earle didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him. Seriously, could any politician hope for a more disastrously incompetent prosector to be “hot on the trail”? His misteps and flailing about would almost be comical, if the normally right-minded folks in Texas hadn’t given this boob a role in our justice system.

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I just hope Ronnie rolls out six or seven more indictments. This is getting hysterical. Can’t wait for the movie.

Iowa Voice thinks DeLay should step down for the good of the party, even if not guilty.

Whether he’s guilty or not, he should put the interests of his constituents first, and allow them to put someone in there who can work for their interests, and not be spending his every waking moment mounting a defense. If he’s found innocent, he can run for his old seat again next election. Let the voters in his district decide if they want him back or not.

Ed Morissey points out Earle’s fixation with DeLay, and thinks he should be investigated.

The quick issuance of this additional indictment shows that Earle not only has focused on DeLay for strictly personal and political reasons — fixated might be a better word — but that he fully understands that his original indictment had no chance of being upheld. He betrayed the trust invested in him as an officer of the court and used those mechanisms to push his personal, political goals. Not only should the state of Texas start an investigation into Earle’s activities in abusing his office, but the state Bar should begin questioning his standing to remain an attorney at all.

Will Malven also thinks Earle is looking desparate.

Earle looks more and more desperate, resembling someone more concerned about looking the fool for bringing baseless charges than he is about seeking justice.

Generation Why thinks that Ronnie Earle’s day is coming.