Whut.

Well, here's a real blast from the past: Republican Tom DeLay, former House Majority Leader who was convicted of money laundering in 2010 and sentenced to three years in prison, has had his conviction overturned while no one was looking everyone was busily forgetting he even existed:

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's conviction on money laundering charges was overturned Thursday by a court in Texas.

DeLay, who was once one of the most powerful men on Capitol Hill, was convicted in 2010 for allegedly trying to influence Texas elections by trying to channel nearly $200,000 in corporate donations to Republicans running for the state legislature, which is prohibited by Lone Star state law. Delay, who served more than two decades in the House before resigning in 2006, was sentenced to three years in prison.

"Because we conclude that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions, we reverse the judgments of the trial court and render judgments of acquittal," said an opinion from the District Court of Travis County, Texas.

The U.S. Department of Justice ended its own investigation of Delay in 2010 without filing any criminal charges against the former congressman.

I would say he's been sprung from the pokey, but, of course, DeLay has never served a day. He's been "free on bail pending appeal of his conviction."

Two Americas, folks.