Delaying the inevitable, or hammer time.
I am enjoying Tom Delay's statement that his current imbroglio is
"all partisanship." That is a statement that takes balls, or a chronic
dull stupidity. Considering he is also currently occupied putting out
brush fires licking around his PAC "Texans for a Republican Majority",
A modern model of non partisan governance. It has come to light Tom
went off on a golfing junket to Scotland paid for by the
soon-rewarded-gambling-industry care of his special close friend Jack
Abramoff.
The Post broke this story Sunday DeLay Ethics Allegations Now Cause of GOP Concern (The Washington Post), and reported on it again Wednesday DeLay Defends Trip and Vote, Attacks Critics. The NYT came in with an editorial New York Times > Opinion > Editorial: House Ethics in Deep Rough, and others picked up on it as well House Member May Face DeLay Probe Conflict.
Of course, it isn't just limited to this event, that's just what's
turned up recently. Alternet has a brief recap of his other career
highlights DeLay's Dirty Dozen.
Alternet records Delay spent over $4000 at the Four Seasons hotel in
London. Not up to Saudi prince standards, perhaps, but the Four Seasons
is a good choice when you want to signify your disdain for democracy
and contempt for the common man.
Tom Delay wouldn't recognize justice, right from wrong, the
good, if it chased him right down the street and bit half his ass off.
What I desire; though, is that none of this shames the House
Republicans to re-introduce a semblance of ethics to their affairs, or
to prod Delay to behave differently. I want all this to putter along
until it rattles right over the cliff and they realize all at once
they've gotten their affairs to a point they can't spin their way out
of. And 'Tom Who?' is the only sound heard echoing over the capital for
days, until his name is no longer spoken in these parts at all.
9:59:18 PM  ;;
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