**...they were holed up in Albuquerque, New Mexico for 48 days back in the summer of 2003 enjoying the protection of the New Mexico state police. Rep Tom Delay and NOT Rick Perry led the charge to have them arrested by FBI agents or U.S. Marshals but that didn’t happen.**
I admit that I’d forgotten about Albuquerque. I remembered Oklahoma because our local news showed video of the Dems up there every evening. I also either forgot or never knew that Delay, as House Majority Leader, had a hand in getting the Dems back from New Mexico. (I did Google)
Now, I’ve confused myself!! Perhaps it was the DPS officers rather than the Rangers who escorted the Dems back from OK. ......Yeah, I know, I’m gettin’ long in the tooth!
If memory serves they left twice, the first time to OK for a short stint and then again later on for the longer one to NM until one of the Dems decided he’d had enough (so some believed) and decided enough was enough and called to say he was breaking the stalemate. I too am getting a bit longer in that tooth and have to rely on Google to refresh my lapsing memory from time to time.