Is Your Honor a Republican or a Democrat?

Jurist is reporting that the prosecutor in Tom DeLay's criminal case is asking the judge in charge of selecting a new judge for the trial to recuse himself.

You probably know that DeLay's lawyers asked for a new judge because the one they had had contributed money to moveon.org, a radical liberal website which was apparently selling some kind of anti-DeLay t-shirt. Their request for a new judge was granted, and they were assigned an administrative judge to find a new judge for the trial. The prosecution is now asking the administrative judge to recuse himself because he has contributed money to Republican campaigns.

I actually thought that DeLay should get a new judge because, if nothing else, the fact that the judge had contributed to moveon.org just looked bad. If DeLay was found guilty, it could have cast suspicion on the whole proceeding. But the prosecution's request has made me realize how ridiculous this can get.

Since judges are usually political appointees, what judge are you going to find that hasn't contributed money to some politician's campaign at some point in his life? This could go on and on ad infinitum, with each side asking for a new judge. It has to stop somewhere.