So who does the GOP trot out to do damage control on the Larry Craig scandal? None other than disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas!

DeLay was confrontational to Matt Lauer Thursday morning, responding to a list of GOP scandals by mentioning several Democrats who ran afoul of the law.

"The double-standard in the media is amazing," DeLay told Lauer. The feeding frenzy, the sharks in the water that's going on right now because of a Republican. Where is the frenzy on Alan Mollohan from West Virginia or William Jefferson from Louisiana?"

"The Hammer" has been a busy guy lately, what with hawking his new book, "No Retreat, No Surrender," and all, but he did make time to prove that, at least for the GOP, the best defense is a good offense.

And it's nice to bring the old guard back into the limelight. Former Sen. Max Cleland fought the good anti-war fight for the Democrats, just as DeLay is showing current Republicans how not to wilt under pressure.