Michael Barone: The Tom DeLay indictment

US News and World Report ^ | 28 September 2005 | Michael Barone

[Lando Lincoln]

Lando

[RobbyS]

Blunt, not Dreier, which is good news.

[Bahbah]

this is bad news for the Republican Party and gives every Democratic House challenger a talking point.

Yes, Michael, if we start to live and die by talking points. We can choose not to though, can't we.

[GBA]

I hope this will be a "9/11" like event for the Republicans. No matter how much the Republicans act like Demonrats, the Demonrats will still hate them, still will say bad shiite about them and still will do whatever it takes to beat them, things like this.

[TChad]

DeLay has been astonishingly effective in rounding up majorities for legislation supported by the Republican leadership and the Bush administration.

So why would he stop? He may not keep the title, but he still has a phone.

[acapesket]

Blount, I believe had an article in today's WSJ. The article appears to deem Price gouging okay to a certain extent... don't take my word for it, haven't yet read the paper.. Heard this on Rush from Tom Sullivan and was only paying attention with half an ear...
Just FYI

[Emmett McCarthy]

I'm no fan of DeLay, but Ronnie Earle is a proven liar and grade A creep. I hope he get this indictment shoved up his ass.

[Chuck54]

I'm no fan of DeLay, but Ronnie Earle is a proven liar and grade A creep. I hope he get this indictment shoved up his ass.

Why don't you tell us what you really think?

:-)

[edpc]

You mean like this?

[Chuck54]

I've known a lot of prosecutors of both parties, all of whom took their responsibilities and their duty to be fair very seriously. But I've never met Ronnie Earle.

That could leave a mark!

[EagleUSA]

No matter how much the Republicans act like Demonrats, the Demonrats will still hate them...
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Lame stupidity and political cowardice keep trumping hard reality...and the stinking Dems just keep controlling the political agenda.

[Lancey Howard]

Tom DeLay has been indicted in Travis County, Texas

LOL, home of the forged National Guard memo. That place is a veritable hotbed of Democrat scum. I hope Dubya has something up his sleeve - - maybe some good dirt on somebody. The scumbag Democrats down there need a violent spanking.

[conservativecorner]

Prosecuter hound dogging for publicity. Never mind that the charges have no basis in facts. Throw the shite on the wall, and let's see what sticks. How corrupt can a political party be?

[DAC22]

Poor timing if you ask me. Mr President, please introduce Janice Rogers Brown to the world, pay backs are a bitch

[Texas Eagle]

Two DeLay political associates had previously been indicted.

On the same charges?

[p23185]

>>So why would he stop? He may not keep the title, but he still has a phone.<<

Good point!

[Aetius]

If Barone is as wrong about this as he is the political effects of immigration, then there is nothing to fear!

[frannie]

Tom Sullivan was off his rocker today. I listened to him and was so angry/ Don't any of these talk show hosts read or listen to what is said?

As far as the Republicans being at odds Blount said after being named House majority whip that it is temporary and they would rely on DeLay to advise them.

In an interview later DeLay said he had never seen the Republicans so united and fired up. It seems the media has missed the statements "I heard".

I truly pray that the Republicans get their spine up and do just like the dim wits do, unite and stick together!!

[rlmorel]

Interesting.

Somehow what Delay did is a prosecutable offense, but somehow, John Huang, James Riady, Yah Lin Trie, Wang Jun and Johnny Chung being in bed with the Clinton fundraising is not even worth a mention in the MSM?

Trie, who was an Arkansas buddy of the Clintons, gave $460,000 in checks and money orders to the Clinton campaign. Supposedly they were from people all over the country, but were all filled out with the same handwriting and had sequential check numbers. Hmm.

Nothing to see there.

[Jorge]

So why would he stop? He may not keep the title, but he still has a phone.

So Delay is still going to lead the Republican party by phone, while he is under indictment.
This is a joke, right?