Monday - July 10, 2006

Be Careful What You Wish For

Democrats have pulled every trick in the book to get even with Tom DeLay for redistricting Texas right out from under them. They slandered him, they subpoened him, they indicted him, they have him on trial (on bogus charges), they won’t let him withdraw from the race for his seat in Texas even though he has moved to Viriginia. Sooner or later the other shoe had to fall. In this case, it might be a Hammer Shoe.

I’m getting the feeling from what I read and interiews with Delay that the man is getting slightly peeved at Democrats. You might say he appears to be righteously pissed in a huge way. Personally, I don’t blame the man. He tried to give the Donks what they wanted by resigning from Congress and saying he wouldn’t run for another term even though Republican voters in his district put him back on the ballot for the Fall election.

That wasn’t enough for the Cheatin’ Donks. They don’t want anyone on the Republican ticket in that district in November. At least no one living in Texas. They want it all to themselves. Typical Donk behavior. Steal the election by any means necessary. Unfortunately, if they keep this up DeLay will probably give them what they wish for - a run for their money. This will be a fun race to watch in the Fall. Get out yer popcorn and stay tuned ...

Tom DeLay May Not Retire After All
—HOUSTON (AP) - Saturday, July 8, 2006 9:14 p.m. EDT

Former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay suggested Friday that he may not be ready for retirement just yet, a day after a federal judge ruled that his name must remain on the November ballot even though he resigned from Congress.

DeLay, who came home to Sugar Land for a previously scheduled event, also criticized U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks’ ruling that the former House majority leader’s name had to remain on the ballot.

“For this guy to say he can’t tell where I’m going to be on Election Day, and that I am forced to be on the ballot, well, they may get exactly what they want,” DeLay told supporters to raucous applause. Sparks is a Democrat appointed by Republican former President George Bush.

Later, reporters asked Delay if he now planned to run. He didn’t say no. “We have to wait and see what the 5th Circuit does on appeal,” he said. The Texas Republican Party appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans immediately after Sparks’ ruling Thursday in Austin. Attorney Jim Bopp said he hoped to have a decision from the higher court this month, allowing the GOP to nominate a new candidate.

DeLay, who is awaiting trial on Texas charges of money laundering and conspiracy in a campaign finance case, won the Republican primary in March but resigned from Congress on June 9 and said he has moved to Virginia. He still owns - and his wife, Christine, still lives in - his Sugar Land house, where DeLay also spends time, the Democrats pointed out.

Democrats want to keep his name and his legal troubles on the minds of voters as Democrat Nick Lampson tries to capture DeLay’s 22nd congressional district seat in suburban Houston. The party sued to keep the GOP from removing DeLay’s name from the ballot. Republicans want to name a replacement nominee, and several prominent Houston area politicians are vying for the spot.

The U.S. Constitution states a member of Congress on Election Day must be an inhabitant of the state where his district is located. Sparks said he was not convinced that DeLay would not return to Texas.

Posted by The Skipper     on 07/10/2006 at 03:52 PM   
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