Posted on 09/28/2005 10:07:08 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Kevin Madden, spokesman for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (TX) today released the following statement regarding today's announcement by the Travis County (TX) District Attorney's Office:
"These charges have no basis in the facts or the law. This is just another example of Ronnie Earle misusing his office for partisan vendettas. Despite the clearly political agenda of this prosecutor, Congressman DeLay has cooperated with officials throughout the entire process. Even in the last two weeks, Ronnie Earle himself had acknowledged publicly that Mr. DeLay was not a target of his investigation. However, as with many of Ronnie Earle's previous partisan investigations, Ronnie Earle refused to let the facts or the law get in the way of his partisan desire to indict a political foe.
This purely political investigation has been marked by illegal grand jury leaks, a fundraising speech by Ronnie Earle for Texas Democrats that inappropriately focused on the investigation, misuse of his office for partisan purposes, and extortion of money for Earle's pet projects from corporations in exchange for dismissing indictments he brought against them. Ronnie Earle's previous misuse of his office has resulted in failed prosecutions and we trust his partisan grandstanding will strike out again, as it should.
Ronnie Earle's 1994 indictment against Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was quickly dismissed and his charges in the 1980s against former Attorney General Jim Mattox-another political foe of Earle-fell apart at trial.
We regret the people of Texas will once again have their taxpayer dollars wasted on Ronnie Earle's pursuit of headlines and political paybacks. Ronnie Earle began this investigation in 2002, after the Democrat Party lost the Texas state legislature to Republicans. For three years and through numerous grand juries, Ronnie Earle has tried to manufacture charges against Republicans involved in winning those elections using arcane statutes never before utilized in a case in the state. This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat."
Another point to add to yours: It is the only reason we have a damned democRAT in that office in the first place!
He will step down as Majority Leader, not from his House seat. David Drier (CA) will take over as ML.
Score one for the dems.... Now they're after Frist and are foaming at the mouth hoping to unseat him with trumped up charges about an HCA "scandal".
Delay has stepped down and David Dryer (sp?) will take his place.
The Earle of Injustice strikes again!
Martin Frost also called in - another loser in redistricting - said he did not believe earle was being partisan.
Of course, dims are NEVER partisan - they just want their power back, and will say and do anything to get it.
Dan Rather and his fugly daughter Robin hail from Travis County.
What ever happened to Dayside's Linda Vester? It has been that Julia chick from the weekend morning program.
"..Of course, dims are NEVER partisan - they just want their power back, and will say and do anything to get it..."
Note to all concerned parties. To most politically minded democrat, lying and exaggeration is the order of the day and always justified.
Linda took maternity leave. I don't know if she is coming back, or when.
But I thought Jocelyn Elders said that was normal?
BAM!
What are the chances Travis County can impeach the Duke of Earle?
I am heartsick: this is a witchhunt. Delay is a G-d fearing man which is why the libs hate him.
Dan Rather: another Southern lib - the worst.
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