Posted on 01/07/2006 9:23:30 AM PST by Gipper08
By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON
Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay decided Saturday to give up his post as House majority leader, clearing the way for new leadership elections among House Republicans eager to shed the taint of scandal, two officials said.
These officials said DeLay, R-Texas, was preparing a letter informing fellow House Republicans of his decision. These officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they did not want to pre-empt the formal announcement.
DeLay is battling campaign finance charges in Texas and was forced to step aside temporarily as majority leader last fall after he was charged in his home state. He has consistently maintained his innocence and said he intended to resume his leadership post once cleared.
Did you slug somebody?
i could right now,,,,,,lol
by the end of this week i will have severe fr dt's
Christmas is over
well i'm always behind.........nd it was wet
You will have to translate that for me.
When Earle is slapped down, DeLay will be vindicated and people will not be able to distinguish between all of these technical charges and will just assume he was vindicated en toto.
The latest Limbaugh Letter has on it cover something like "democrat justice: Conviction before trial" The DNCmedia will from now on speak of DeLay as guilty of everything - "why else would he give up" "there must be stuff that we will never know that is even worse than what we do know" "his crimes put him in the category of Nixon" etc etc - from this day on his guilt will never be erased from the mouths or pens of every dem.
this is hard and slow..........do not know how long i can do hunt & peck
This is what has become of my family since I have been on FR
Delay was SPENDING way too much.
He was a lightening rod for the libs who will of course move on to smear someone else.
Bottom line still:
As long as,
1) Libs threaten to Impeach Bush
2) Libs threaten to abandon our troops.
3) Justice Stevens and Ginsburg may retire or expire
Conservatives will vote in mass to keep the GOP in majority status.
Time to buy some voice recognition software, we need you.
You were in a hurry and slipped because it is wet outside?
Do you have a cast? Can I sign it?
At this point, DeLay might have had to step down as ML without that rule. I remember when the GOP tried to get rid of that rule. The hypocritical Dems howled and cried and the GOP dropped it.
The Abramoff thing is just another hit. The Earle thing is the reason he had to step down. Abramoff (and right now, DeLay is only guilty of being "too close" to him) just makes it impossible to get the ML post back.
I agree...with or without the rule, DeLay was toast.
In the mind of the media, DeLay was guilty the moment Earle indicted him. He still has his Congressional seat and therefore a platform from which to defend himself and any news on him will be seen throughout the media, including exoneration. He can use that to his advantage when it comes.
They will do anything to avoid a fight.
They repeatedly give up the Republican leaders with some backbone to appease the democratic goon squad hoping they won't be next.
Newt, Bob Livingston, Lott and now Tom Delay. The reason they don't go after Hasster is because he was approved by them and is no threat.
They get our leaders on nothing while they stock their committees and leadership positions with people like Hillary ,Byrd, Dodd, Kennedy, Schumer,Hollings who should have been in jail or put against the wall and shot for their corruption and law breaking.
This kind of cowardice shows up in their policy making decisions.
This is why they give money to and negotiate with terrorists such as the PLO and Hamas and they will never establish a stable Iraq.
This is why they try to appease them by giving them a state of their own.
This is what directs them to pressure Israel to give into their demands while they slaughter their people.
This is why these terrorists have no respect for them because they know that our leaders don't have the guts to do what is necessary to win.
This is why the Democrats bully them around and kick sand in their faces and take their lunch money while they supposedly control the White House, The Senate, and House of Rep.
It takes much more than numbers to lead and win, it takes fighters who will stand their ground and take a bloody nose so they can give one.
They have the numbers but they don't have the stomach for a fight and everyone knows it, especially the Democrats and the terrorists.
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