By filing a motion requesting Judge Bob Perkins to recuse himself, DeLay’s legal team has forced the media to pay attention to an angle of this case they had otherwise been totally ignoring: Perkins’ history of giving to left-wing causes, including those directly opposed to DeLay’s own campaign work. Today’s AP story on DeLay’s a.m. court appearance reported this exchange:

In a courtroom session that ran less than 10 minutes, [DeLay attorney Dick] DeGuerin noted that Perkins had donated money to MoveOn.org, a liberal organization that he said has been selling T-shirts bearing the image of DeLay