Tom DeLay announces RESIGNATION

Flint · 04-04-2006, 09:08 AM

Tom DeLay is calling it quits. Unfortunately, the damage is already done. DeLay is in court, fighting charges of using dirty corporate money to influence political campaigns (his cohort Abramoff just got a seventy month sentence). The problem is, if DeLay is found guilty, the campaigns that he rigged will not be overturned. And the Texas campaigns in question gave enough seats to the Reps to force a grossly partisan re-districting plan, in order for the Reps to gain more national seats. You see, this dirty money situation in Texas has influenced politics for everybody. And so DeLay, facing the heat, is resigning. So what? The damage is done. If he goes to jail, who cares? The damage is done. These "powerful" men are disposable, the agenda was still a success.

Happy Monkey · 04-04-2006, 09:58 AM

Plus, his resignation will allow the Republicans to stick some random person with an "R" after his name into the race. DeLay was going to have to fight hard to retain his seat, and could easily have lost. An "R" without DeLay's baggage will have a much easier time.

It's nice that he'll be out of there, but if he manages to avoid jail time he'll just be a fat cat lobbyist or fundie demagogue or both.

Justice DeLayed, etc. etc...

Elspode · 04-04-2006, 12:37 PM

Greed, pure and simple. The rich wanting to be richer, and perfectly willing to sell the birthrights of their countrymen to do it.

warch · 04-04-2006, 03:30 PM

Buh bye.
I'm still hoping for criminal conviction. ( A girl can dream...) A couple underlings have turned, and started talking about Abramoff entanglements. Oooh that has to sting. But now Tom, Like Duke, can take his puffy campaign coffer and use it for his legal bills and focus on spitting poison darts at Ronnie Earl.

And I believe that thinking Republicans do care about issues of integrity. I may not agree with the right on many things, but I think graft and corruption is abhorred by honest, good hearted repubulicans, too.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2006, 11:34 PM

I wish I wasn't so cynical but I doubt if the next clown, uh...I mean duly elected representative, will be an improvement.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy he's outta there, but dubious about real change.

Flint · 04-05-2006, 11:23 AM

I had a dream that alot of Reps were voted out of office. I remember that my distinct reaction was a combination of not caring and being very sad at how little it meant.

I'm not sure, but I think I had the dream the night before I heard the news about DeLay.

Happy Monkey · 04-05-2006, 11:38 AM

Let's hope your dreams come true. It's always good to kick out a corrupt politician, because even if the next one is just as corrupt, it'll take a bit of time for them to get up and running.

On another note, people who contributed to DeLay's campaign are getting what's coming to them. He'll use their cash for his legal fees.

Flint · 04-05-2006, 11:48 AM

What's even funnier, Happy Monkey, is that his "Legal Defense Fund" is running in the red. They ditched him a long time ago!

Happy Monkey · 04-05-2006, 12:03 PM

Which is why he stayed in the race until he won the primary - now he can dump all the leftover primary money, plus the early general election contributions into his lawyers' wheelbarrows.

And all of the contributors will have to pony up again to fund J. Random Connectedguy (R)'s campaign.

Clodfobble · 04-05-2006, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

And all of the contributors will have to pony up again to fund J. Random Connectedguy (R)'s campaign.

They won't have to: this is freaking Texas we're talking about here, it's a pretty damn red state. The next Republican up to bat is going to win the election anyway. They'll pony up the money because it'll buy them the favors from whoever the elected Republican turns out to be.

Happy Monkey · 04-05-2006, 06:34 PM

Right, but they thought they had already done that. Now they'll have to do it again.

04-04-2006, 09:08 AM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Tom DeLay announces RESIGNATION Tom DeLay is calling it quits. Unfortunately, the damage is already done. DeLay is in court, fighting charges of using dirty corporate money to influence political campaigns (his cohort Abramoff just got a seventy month sentence). The problem is, if DeLay is found guilty, the campaigns that he rigged will not be overturned. And the Texas campaigns in question gave enough seats to the Reps to force a grossly partisan re-districting plan, in order for the Reps to gain more national seats. You see, this dirty money situation in Texas has influenced politics for everybody. And so DeLay, facing the heat, is resigning. So what? The damage is done. If he goes to jail, who cares? The damage is done. These "powerful" men are disposable, the agenda was still a success. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-04-2006, 09:58 AM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Plus, his resignation will allow the Republicans to stick some random person with an "R" after his name into the race. DeLay was going to have to fight hard to retain his seat, and could easily have lost. An "R" without DeLay's baggage will have a much easier time. It's nice that he'll be out of there, but if he manages to avoid jail time he'll just be a fat cat lobbyist or fundie demagogue or both. Justice DeLayed, etc. etc... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-04-2006, 12:37 PM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Greed, pure and simple. The rich wanting to be richer, and perfectly willing to sell the birthrights of their countrymen to do it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-04-2006, 03:30 PM	#4
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Buh bye. I'm still hoping for criminal conviction. ( A girl can dream...) A couple underlings have turned, and started talking about Abramoff entanglements. Oooh that has to sting. But now Tom, Like Duke, can take his puffy campaign coffer and use it for his legal bills and focus on spitting poison darts at Ronnie Earl. And I believe that thinking Republicans do care about issues of integrity. I may not agree with the right on many things, but I think graft and corruption is abhorred by honest, good hearted repubulicans, too. Last edited by warch; 04-04-2006 at 03:33 PM.

04-04-2006, 11:34 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wish I wasn't so cynical but I doubt if the next clown, uh...I mean duly elected representative, will be an improvement. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy he's outta there, but dubious about real change. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2006, 11:23 AM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I had a dream that alot of Reps were voted out of office. I remember that my distinct reaction was a combination of not caring and being very sad at how little it meant. I'm not sure, but I think I had the dream the night before I heard the news about DeLay. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-05-2006, 11:38 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Let's hope your dreams come true. It's always good to kick out a corrupt politician, because even if the next one is just as corrupt, it'll take a bit of time for them to get up and running. On another note, people who contributed to DeLay's campaign are getting what's coming to them. He'll use their cash for his legal fees. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-05-2006, 11:48 AM	#8
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	What's even funnier, Happy Monkey, is that his "Legal Defense Fund" is running in the red. They ditched him a long time ago! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-05-2006, 12:03 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Which is why he stayed in the race until he won the primary - now he can dump all the leftover primary money, plus the early general election contributions into his lawyers' wheelbarrows. And all of the contributors will have to pony up again to fund J. Random Connectedguy (R)'s campaign. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-05-2006, 06:34 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Right, but they thought they had already done that. Now they'll have to do it again. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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