"I don't think you can go overboard when it comes to Tom DeLay. ... I think almost anything you say about Tom DeLay is justified."

Roberts continued, "I wouldn't say that about any other Republican, but I'd say it about Tom DeLay."

Astounded by Roberts' statement, Curtis Sliwa pressed: "You think when it comes to Tom DeLay, [pronouncing a jail sentence for him] is OK - but not [for] Osama bin Laden?"

Roberts admitted: "I was being a little flip, there. ... If [DeLay is] charged with a crime, he deserves a fair trial."

But then the U.S. News & World Report contributing editor added, "I think that DeLay is a bad guy," complaining that he had "tried to destroy the ethics process" and "tried to silence Democrats."

"This is a bad guy who does not understand democracy," Roberts insisted. "Anything political you can say about Tom DeLay - in terms of the virulently negative impact he's had on the culture of Washington - that's true."

Even GOP-basher Ron Kuby was taken aback by Roberts' comments, coaxing the U.S. News scribe to "agree with me that before we move on to punishment for a malefactor, we should have a trial."

Roberts responded: "Legally - absolutely. But politically, Tom DeLay deserves anything he gets. The single most destructive force in American politics today is Tom DeLay."

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