No More DeLays
Yesterday (or the day before if I don't finish this before midnight), the House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) was indicted by a Travis County grand jury on the charge of conspiring to violate election laws in Texas. With this indictment, according to Republican Party rules, he had to step aside as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.
The indictment accuses DeLay of violating a Texas ban on the use of corporate money to fund candidates for political office in the state.
Ronnie Earle, the Travis County district attorney, is leading the investigation into DeLay's alleged actions. DeLay commented on Earle, saying that he is a "partisan fanatic" who is leading a "coordinated, premeditated campaign of political retribution."
ret·ri·bu·tion
n.
1. Something justly deserved; recompense.
2. Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
3. Theology. Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
As found here.
So which one of these is what Earle is seeking? Did DeLay do something to Earle that led to this indictment? For such a partisan, Earle sure has prosecuted enough people of his own party during his tenure that a blind accusation of him being a partisan would be ignored.
NOTE: The Washington Post may require a free registration to access the article.
DeLay dismissed the indictment as nothing more than a partisan stunt.
DeLay forgot that it took a grand jury to vote to indict him. And this jury is defending its vote. Are those 12 jurors also a part of this partisan retribution plan? Maybe if DeLay showed up for testimony, he could have swayed the grand jury to not indict him.
The Democrats are already on the attack following this development. On the website for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted this on their homepage:
BREAKING NEWS!
Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Indicted on Criminal Charges
Tom DeLay, the most powerful Republican the House has ever seen, is under indictment for criminal conspiracy related to illegal corporate fundraising. Senate Leader Bill Frist and White House mastermind Karl Rove are likewise mired in federal investigations.
But Tom DeLay and Bill Frist are not alone in their shady style of governing - it is a systemic problem in the Republican Party that goes far beyond these two men.
This is the Party that is deciding the fate of the country we love. We cannot allow it to continue.
We need to bring a permanent end to DeLay's House of Scandal. We need leadership that will work for the American people and not the special interests like the oil and gas industries and the big drug and insurance companies. The Republican Party has betrayed the trust of the American people, and it is time that they are thrown out. It's our job to make that happen, and we will with your help.
Considering he's from a place called Sugar Land, he has a rather sour expression on his face.
In the interim, the Majority Leader in DeLay's absence is Roy Blunt (R-MO). This change at the top has set off a wave of activity in the Republican side of the House as representatives move to gain more influence for either a post-DeLay House or for their own gain in the future, whether or not DeLay returns to his post.
DeLay will make his first appearance in defense on October 21.
The indictment accuses DeLay of violating a Texas ban on the use of corporate money to fund candidates for political office in the state.
Ronnie Earle, the Travis County district attorney, is leading the investigation into DeLay's alleged actions. DeLay commented on Earle, saying that he is a "partisan fanatic" who is leading a "coordinated, premeditated campaign of political retribution."
ret·ri·bu·tion
n.
1. Something justly deserved; recompense.
2. Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
3. Theology. Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
As found here.
So which one of these is what Earle is seeking? Did DeLay do something to Earle that led to this indictment? For such a partisan, Earle sure has prosecuted enough people of his own party during his tenure that a blind accusation of him being a partisan would be ignored.
NOTE: The Washington Post may require a free registration to access the article.
DeLay dismissed the indictment as nothing more than a partisan stunt.
DeLay forgot that it took a grand jury to vote to indict him. And this jury is defending its vote. Are those 12 jurors also a part of this partisan retribution plan? Maybe if DeLay showed up for testimony, he could have swayed the grand jury to not indict him.
The Democrats are already on the attack following this development. On the website for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted this on their homepage:
BREAKING NEWS!
Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Indicted on Criminal Charges
Tom DeLay, the most powerful Republican the House has ever seen, is under indictment for criminal conspiracy related to illegal corporate fundraising. Senate Leader Bill Frist and White House mastermind Karl Rove are likewise mired in federal investigations.
But Tom DeLay and Bill Frist are not alone in their shady style of governing - it is a systemic problem in the Republican Party that goes far beyond these two men.
This is the Party that is deciding the fate of the country we love. We cannot allow it to continue.
We need to bring a permanent end to DeLay's House of Scandal. We need leadership that will work for the American people and not the special interests like the oil and gas industries and the big drug and insurance companies. The Republican Party has betrayed the trust of the American people, and it is time that they are thrown out. It's our job to make that happen, and we will with your help.
Considering he's from a place called Sugar Land, he has a rather sour expression on his face.
In the interim, the Majority Leader in DeLay's absence is Roy Blunt (R-MO). This change at the top has set off a wave of activity in the Republican side of the House as representatives move to gain more influence for either a post-DeLay House or for their own gain in the future, whether or not DeLay returns to his post.
DeLay will make his first appearance in defense on October 21.
posted by Will at 3:29 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home