Tom Delay divisive to the end
His retirement speech, a formality normally full of goodwill and collegiality, praised the value of partisanship and was so insulting to Dems that "At least two dozen Democratic lawmakers rose and left."
And, check this out, the Texas Democratic party has sued the Republicans in an effort to keep Delay's name on the ballot for the fall election. I don't know if you remember, but his controversial method of taking his name off the ballot was to change his residency from Texas to Virginia, but you see, the Dems hold in their hands an affidavit signed by Delay when he filed for re-election where he claims he is eligible.
The judge issued a stay and, I don't have any sense where it's going, but the change in Tom Delay's political fortunes is funny to me.
And, check this out, the Texas Democratic party has sued the Republicans in an effort to keep Delay's name on the ballot for the fall election. I don't know if you remember, but his controversial method of taking his name off the ballot was to change his residency from Texas to Virginia, but you see, the Dems hold in their hands an affidavit signed by Delay when he filed for re-election where he claims he is eligible.
The judge issued a stay and, I don't have any sense where it's going, but the change in Tom Delay's political fortunes is funny to me.
posted by mikevotes at
10:13 PM
4 Comments:
He's such an absolute tool!
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sumo, at 1:31 AM
I fully expected his leaving day to be so joyous, but he even ruined that. Like a drunken father, no matter what the expectations, he always finds a was to do something worse.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 7:09 AM
...the Texas Democratic party has sued the Republicans in an effort to keep Delay's name on the ballot
And stay he should. In Texas the only way you can get out of race is to 1) Die, 2) Move out of the district, or 3) Be convicted of a felony. I once speculated on all three.
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Anonymous, at 2:20 PM
I remember all the fuss around his announcement, that he was using the residency thing as an out, so he could back out of the public eye before a conviction.
There was also the semisupported rumor that the reason he did it this way after the primary was so that the party could pick the replacement on the November ballot(one of his "boys"), because his primary challenger was actually pretty clean and wouldn't be "influenced" as easily.
In other words, Delay couldn't buy him. I would love to see this cynical move blow up in his face.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 3:21 PM
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