Jews add to DeLay hysteria

Time has exposed another of Tom DeLay's many indiscretions, he once smoked a Cuban Cigar given to him by a Jew:

DeLay has long been one of Congress' most vocal critics of what he calls Castro's "thugocracy," which is why some sharp-eyed TIME readers were surprised last week to see a photo of the Majority Leader smoking one of Cuba's best—a Hoyo de Monterrey double corona... The cigar's label clearly states that it was made in "Habana." The photo was taken in Jerusalem on July 28, 2003, during a meeting between DeLay and the Republican Jewish Coalition at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

See, the Jews are trouble and they do control the foreign policy of the United States and all.

The article then goes completely off the rails:

DeLay's smoke may have run afoul of his principles, but it did not violate U.S. regulations at the time. However, it would now. Last September, the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control tightened its prohibitions against U.S. citizens importing or consuming Cuban cigars... The regulation also noted that Americans are barred not only from purchasing Cuban goods in foreign countries, but also from consuming them in those countries.

So, DeLay did nothing wrong in accepting a cigar from his host. Anyway, what are the chances Jews spent $25 on a real Hoyo de Monterrey double corona for DeLay? I'm betting counterfeit.