On the Ninth Day of Christmas…
On the ninth day of Christmas
The Bluenecks gave to me
Tom Delay convicted…
Rove with a pink slip
Stop spying now!
Better education
An anti-torture law
A budget with a heart
And a rebuilt New Orleans
Paul Simon sung “I’d rather be a hammer than a nail,” and he could have been singing about Tom Delay of Texas. Tom Delay is proud of the rough-and-tumble politics that he uses to ram through GOP legislation, but his brass-knuckle methods are finally catching up to him, and “The Hammer” has been pounded pretty hard this year. - In January of this year House Republicans voted to prevent DeLay from keeping his speaker post if indicted.
- In March, news reports linked DeLay to gambling lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is under federal investigation.
- In April of 05 House Republicans voted down controversial new ethics committee rules hampering an ethics investigation.
- In September 05 DeLay is indicted for conspiring to violate Texas political fundraising law and resigned as majority leader.
- In October 05: DeLay and two codefendants were indicted by a second grand jury on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering. DeLay turns himself in and smiles for a mug shot.
- In November Former DeLay aide Michael Scanlon pleads guilty to conspiring to bribe public officials.
- This month a judge dismisses the conspiracy charge but refuses to throw out the more serious allegations of money laundering.
Yep, Delay might be getting fitted for prison stripes soon. It looks like there will be a trial early in the year. Fellow GOP Texans Pat Baig and Michael Fjetlan are challenging DeLay for the Texas US District 22 Congressional seat in 06. Delay has been admonished by the House Ethics Committee, and his Texas redistricting plan is being challenged in court.
Now the president, seldom bothered much about public opinion before, is wavering in his support. After expressing unqualified support for Delay to the media, Bush told PBS’ “Newshour” in an interview to be aired on Friday night that he considered DeLay “innocent until proven otherwise.” How’s that for a ringing endorsement?
Can the hammer beat the rap and get back to ramrodding partisan legislation? Bluenecks think that’s about as likely as a New York tea party in Texas.
What can Bluenecks do? Donate to MoveOn’s media efforts in Texas. Let Texans know that America wants to “nail” crooked politicians.
posted by Todd Duren @ 9:24 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the post! I think if DeLay goes down in the primary that will be a great boost to Democratic contenders across the country! It'll show how the Republicans' lock-step unity is finally starting to come apart.
And Harold Ford might win Frist's seat in Tennessee. The Nation says, "...with three GOP candidates locked in a tough primary, Memphis Democratic Congressman Harold Ford suddenly has a real chance of winning--and becoming the first black senator from the South to be elected since 1874. Indeed, a recent poll by the Ford campaign showed him besting each of his three rivals in head-to-head match-up." I just got an email from Frist bragging about a small college program he's created ON THE SAME DAY that he voted to cut student loans by 12 billion.
I think southerners are starting to wake up and think for themselves for a change. Let's hope the Democratic party can start offering a real alternative to the GOP.
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