Want an example of how evangelical dogma gets in the way U.S. foreign policy interests? Watch Congressman Tom DeLay

WASHINGTON — Defying the wishes of the Bush administration, Congress approved a foreign-aid package this week forbidding any direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority and, in a rare snub, denying the president the authority to waive restrictions in the interest of national security.

One would think that DeLay would be preoccupied his legal troubles in Texas, but that seems to not be the case. What an unfortunate time for DeLay to rediscover that the Congress is a co-equal branch of government.