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Feds clear (Tom) DeLay after six years
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41104.html ^ | 8/16/10

Posted on 08/16/2010 6:12:48 AM PDT by macquire

The Justice Department has informed former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) that the government has ended a six-year investigation of his ties to the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to DeLay's lead counsel in the matter, Richard Cullen, chairman of McGuireWoods.

The investigation lasted through two presidents and four attorneys general. Its demise provides a stark footnote to the lobbying scandals that helped Democrats regain the House majority they held for 40 years and lost in the Republican revolution of 1994, which eventually made the pugnacious DeLay one of Washington’s top power brokers.

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KEYWORDS: justicedenied; tomdelay; witchhunt
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Where does he go to get his reputation back?
1 posted on 08/16/2010 6:12:49 AM PDT by macquire
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He doesn’t. This is 6 years to late. He needed to fight them hard.. he didn’t.


2 posted on 08/16/2010 6:15:08 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: macquire

of course he was aquitted

now.....when will charges be pressed against the DA and all those that trumped up these charges for polical reasons....let see the Republican Governor of Texas have the scumbag arrested.


3 posted on 08/16/2010 6:16:18 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: macquire

I am waiting for this story to appear on the front page of the Washington Post and the New York Times. Hah.


4 posted on 08/16/2010 6:16:28 AM PDT by La Lydia
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Where does he go to get his reputation back?

Exactly.

5 posted on 08/16/2010 6:17:00 AM PDT by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: macquire

I will remember him for doing nothing to limit growth in spending at the Federal Govt. level.....


6 posted on 08/16/2010 6:17:15 AM PDT by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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To: macquire

"Never Mind!"

7 posted on 08/16/2010 6:17:43 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (He is not one of US.)
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"He doesn’t. This is 6 years to late. He needed to fight them hard.. he didn’t."

I know Delay. He did fight them hard. He's off clean. What would you have suggested?

8 posted on 08/16/2010 6:18:07 AM PDT by avacado
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He needed to fight them hard.. he didn’t.

Republicans will never learn. They let the rats walk all over them for fear of the media.... and they win every time.

9 posted on 08/16/2010 6:18:16 AM PDT by jersey117
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I will remember him for doing nothing to limit growth in spending at the Federal Govt. level.....

Agreed. I believe it was he DeLay who stated that there was "nothing" in the federal budget that could be cut.

10 posted on 08/16/2010 6:18:40 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: La Lydia

Lead story on tonight’s Nightly News with Brian Whatsizname.


11 posted on 08/16/2010 6:18:54 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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To: macquire

FNC.............


12 posted on 08/16/2010 6:19:12 AM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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To: macquire

well now we know why he turned into such a deomocrat


13 posted on 08/16/2010 6:19:44 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: macquire

oops wrong dude..just woke up


14 posted on 08/16/2010 6:20:38 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: macquire

Sons of mongrel female dogs. All of them.


15 posted on 08/16/2010 6:21:05 AM PDT by listenhillary (When will our government stop abusing us and stop hurting our children?)
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To: bgill

dancing with the stars?


16 posted on 08/16/2010 6:21:11 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: cableguymn

republicans never do. there should be an investigation of
why fbi went after curt weldon two weeks before
election allowing sestak to win. weldon was way ahead until
fbi announced investigation. soros/clinton had it in
for weldon and then this happened. after election, all news
and investigation was dropped. same thing with cia going
after scooter libby.


17 posted on 08/16/2010 6:21:31 AM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: Vaquero

The DA in question (Ronnie Earle) is a POS RAT operative that is quite safe in his office. The county seat is Austin with is the Texas version of Berkeley.


18 posted on 08/16/2010 6:21:36 AM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November from my house.)
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FYI - this is just the federal case. From the aticle:
A state case continues in Texas, with a hearing scheduled for Aug. 24. A trial is expected next spring, and could last several weeks.

19 posted on 08/16/2010 6:21:52 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: macquire

Democrats... masters of the obvious.


20 posted on 08/16/2010 6:24:15 AM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
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