The Right's Counteroffensive Against DeLay Critics

The Right's Counteroffensive Against DeLay Critics: "'The sharks are circling,' says the ad, showing an underwater view of an approaching fish with jaws at the ready. 'The media, the liberals, they're in a frenzy. Last year, they went after President Bush. . . . Now, they're after Tom DeLay and the free-market values he defends.'

The spot, which began last week in Houston and on national cable television, is the conservative answer to liberal ads that have run in the districts of potentially vulnerable House Republicans, calling on them to distance themselves from Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.)."