He was imprudent in hiring his staff.
Earle had to go to three separate grand juries to get one count of money laundering, which he had to do when he discovered that his conspiracy indictment would likely be thrown out (it was).
I don't ever want you in a foxhole with me if I'm ever falsely accused of something. You'll run like a scared rabbit.
Amen
Your problem then. I served in the military for 12 years and never once ran from a foxhole (hard to do on the deck of an aircraft carrier, no?). And who said he was falsely accused? Do you have the grand jury transcript in front of you? Were you in the room when the case was made?
Neither was I. And so I never said he was actually GUILTY of anything, but that from where I sit, it looks bad. I want my party squeaky clean, pal, not full of people for whom I have to hold my nose and support because they simply manage to take my side on one political battle or another.
However, being a reasonable person, I can see trouble when it rears it's ugly head. If DeLay is a scarifical lamb, he's one I'm comfortable in sacrificing. My politics don't begin and end with one issue (like most "conservatives" these days).