And borrows a whole lot too. The AP's Suzanne Gamboa takes a gander at Tom DeLay's latest FEC filing and finds some interesting information.

The ethics troubles of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have not hurt his ability to raise money for his re-election.

In the first three months of this year, DeLay's personal campaign committee took in $438,235, including $100,000 he borrowed personally for his campaign, according to the latest records from the Federal Election Commission.

Where else is this money coming from, other than huge bank loans?

More than half of DeLay's contributions, $221,000 were from corporate political action committees or trade associations.

Only about one quarter of DeLay's fundraising this quarter came from individuals. And these individuals include people like Tony Rudy -- a former DeLay aide who now works for Jack Abramoff's old lobbying firm -- and Rudy's wife, both of whom gave $2,000. So while Gamboa's assertion that DeLay's ethical woes haven't hampered his fundraising abilities is true, the report shows a relatively low amount support for DeLay from real people of his district, an important fact neglected in this article.