And the Beat Goes On

“But Mr. DeLay was adamant Republicans will not allow their key policy priorities to fall victim to what they see as attempts by opposition Democrats to use the hurricane response controversy to weaken President Bush.

That means no price controls to deal with rising gasoline prices, no reduction in gas taxes, no taxes aimed at oil companies that might be benefiting from high prices, and no rollback of income tax cuts approved by the Republican-controlled Congress.

Democrats for their part say everything should be on the table, including Bush administration tax cuts they say have hurt poor and middle class Americans." US Political Debate Heats Up Over Response to Hurricane Katrina

Help me out. I need a stronger word than evil to describe DeLay.