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Tom DeLay: Hanging on His Own Words. . .
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A loyal, anonymous reader just sent me these two important Tom DeLay quotes -- directed at then President Bill Clinton during his legal scuffles.
Tom DeLay (R-Texas), quoted in the Washington Post, October 9, 1998:I believe that this nation sits at a crossroads. One direction points to the higher road of the rule of law. Sometimes hard, sometimes unpleasant, this path relies on truth, justice and the rigorous application of the principle that no man is above the law.Now, the other road is the path of least resistance. This is where we start making exceptions to our laws based on poll numbers and spin control. This is when we pitch the law completely overboard when the mood fits us, when we ignore the facts in order to cover up the truth.
Shall we follow the rule of law and do our constitutional duty no matter unpleasant, or shall we follow the path of least resistance, close our eyes to the potential lawbreaking, forgive and forget, move on and tear an unfixable hole in our legal system? No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country.
Tom DeLay (R-Texas, quoted from Late Edition, CNN, November 29, 1998:
I think it would be a travesty to the Constitution for us to lower the standards for breaking the law by not voting impeachment. It boggles my mind people would think that committing a felony is not impeachable, and therefore, I think the members, by conscience, will vote for impeachment.
Rule of law. Checks and balances. Healthy civil society.
Tom DeLay used to talk this talk. . .
Restoring the Republic depends on shutting down the Tom DeLay political machine. And those who fed off his brand of structural corruption in Washington need to be exposed and purged.
-- Steve Clemons
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Guillotines !!
I saw Tom Delay late this evening as he was walking into the Hall of the States building just off Capitol Hill. He did not look like he had had a good day and looking into the glum visages of his entourage I'm sure my smile didn't add to the fun. He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. Or as Confucius put it, "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others." Too late Tom. For the moment ... justice has been meted.
now it starts,
we have frist in the dock, and now delay, next comes, let us hope, rove...wouldn't that be an incredible threesome ?
the sleaze factor is bubbling up...
the "liberal" controlled media is already putting out moves to tamp all of this down, and just "let the legal process take its course"...
and of course bush is hovering at 40% approval so he has no game right now.
advice to all democratic front runners, sit back, let this shit digest, and above all, allow the repubs the space and oxygen to start turning against each other...this is already happening, but we haven't even begun to see how vicious the internal war is about to become...let them start eating their own.
as napolean said, when your enemy is making a mistake, don't interrupt.
P.
And just as much as I disagree with your position and techniques in the previous thread, I strongly support you here.
Perhaps DeLay will be found guilty. What then? If he actually gets jail time George will probably pardon him. And as for the rest of the GOP scandals which abound, does anyone actually think that the Republican majority Congress will investigate? Hate to sound like a pessimist but........
the religious right is always talking about the wrath of the lord...yada yada yada....like the time pat robertson prayed a hurricane hit florida because of disney considered gay partners getting benefits or something....and funny thing a month later a hurricane hit robertson's virginia beach.....now katrina and all the the same blather....might it be that the lord is pissed about the way the earth which it clearly states in the bible that we are to be stewards of.....instead of raping it.....hmmmm....one of the idiots rush or someone said the hurricanes were getting worse because of the environmentalists.....hmmm....and water temp is the cause and just maybe global warming might have a hand.....rita did get close to crawford....and now delay....do unto others,,,,,karma....what goes around....god does move in mysterious ways after all his son is liberal.....and HE is the land lord returning to his property he gave us to watch and care for...hope there is a judgement day....i will be in the lawn chair with the popcorn and lemonade concession so i can hear them shuck and jive thier way out.....socalled christian right=athiests....figures
I agree with Audrey, it is the worst thing on
earth...to have a country ruled by one party..
especially a party that is as dishonest as this
one. I don't listen to a speech any day..without
there being a lie in it.
Watch come o f the documentaries you can get now,
Bush lies his ass off in every speech to this
nation....during the run up to this war in Iraq.
Tom Delay's indictment info and all court docs related to TRMPAC:
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