A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep.
Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that likely will force him to step down as House majority leader.
Seems that sooner or later the blatant corruption and malfeasance of the GOoPers will catch up to them. Even Hammer-Boy is not immune to the criminal justice system. An indictment is not the same as a conviction by a long stretch, but it seems that this was a long time coming by that grand jury because the DA was not interested in a "ham-sandwich" indictment, but rather one that would stand the scrutiny of a Judge and Jury.
We have been touched by the noodly appendage of the Flying Spaghetti Monster today, yea verily.
posted by Jo Fish on 09.28.05 at 01:01 PM
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Frist...Next!
I wallow in Schadenfreude.
posted by: ETG on 09.28.05 at 02:02 PM [permalink]
"It's all a partisan witch-hunt! Drudge Report says so! So there!"
Ronnie Earle, our prayers are with you, you partisan Democrat witch-hunter.
Favorite quote: "Earle has the somber countenance of a hanging judge and a sense of humor as arid as his West Texas origins. Investigating the TRMPAC case has been slow, he says, because it's like "watching clowns climb out of a Volkswagen. There are a lot more in there than I imagined."
This (and the Frist thing) are what happens when one party gets fat, dumb and happy. It happened to the Dems in the late '80s/early '90s, too. Congressional districts are so gerrymandered that there's little turnover in Congress, and without that fire breathing up your ass, you become complacent.
And I say this as a dyed-in-the-wool GOPer.
The abortion they called a transportation bill is but another symptom of this, BTW.
posted by: gene on 09.28.05 at 06:48 PM [permalink]
