The staff of retired House Majority Leader Tom DeLay weathered many a storm during the Hammer's controversial tenure. But apparently they couldn't handle a couple of days of Dr. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, the former Houston city councilwoman who won the special election to serve out DeLay's term.
According to the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call, seven holdover employees, including DeLay's former chief of staff, David James, quit en masse after unpleasant run-ins with the congresswoman. A former DeLay aide who now works for House GOP Leader John Boehner told the Chronicle the staff "felt like they were treated terribly" by their new boss.
Well, I wonder who will get her donuts and coffee now? Congressional staffers sort of make the world go around, I guess Dr. Sekula-Gibbs will have to shelve those plans she has to rewrite the tax code, to give her millionaire friends more money; and keep the brown people (except of course, her housekeeper and gardener) out of 'Murka. She's dead set on accomplishing those two goals before the end of the year.
I wonder if anyone told her that the republican 109th Congress only works two days a week?
Sekula-Gibbs has raised a few eyebrows on Capitol Hill in her first three days in office. First, she expressed surprise and disappointment that neither President Bush nor Vice President Dick Cheney stopped by to visit during her office's "open house" Tuesday.
Funny. I guess she figures she's pretty damn important. Or something.
posted by Jo Fish on 11.17.06 at 02:39 AM
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Word has it that Archangel Michael stopped by the the event to extend greetings on behalf of the Holy Trinity. Reportedly, he was overheard making a cell phone call, "J.C., tell George & Dick they can skip this--it's, like, totally graham crackers and Kool-aid."
posted by: BroD on 11.17.06 at 06:42 PM [permalink]
I now it's cruel, and most likely unfair and definitely non-PC, but I think no state provides as many lunatics as Texas.
I have a number of ex-coworkers from Texas and even the most wingnuttiest of them agree it is a great states to "be FROM".
I hear that Austin is a great place. Beautiful weather, liberal college, great music, good food, heck Molly Ivins. But as you radiate out from Austin you just get into more and more suckiness. And next thing you are stuck in Beaumont, Amarillo, Brownsville or El Paso.
If you are leaving Texas via the East, North, South, or West the above mentioned cities would be the closest to the border you are crossing. Anyone have a positive word to say about anyone of these burgs? I have only been to Beaumont and Amarillo but I am not expecting a lot of bouquets here.
posted by: Bruce Webb on 11.19.06 at 05:12 AM [permalink]
