Delay to resign and not seek reelection

[Bullypulpit]

You know whose fault it really is that Tom DeLay has been relegated to ignominy...don't you? It's the vast anti-Christian conspiracy perpetrated by the left and the MSM. And if you believe that, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

Tom DeLay's actions are what brought him low, spurred on by his own avarice and lust for power. His utter disdain for the laws of man lead me to wonder if he even believes in his self-professed Christian faith. If he truly did, how then could he sanction the indentured servitude, the involutary abortions and the forced prostitution he, either implicitly or explicitly, supported in the North Marianas Islands? He blocked attempts to impose US labor standards in this US territory, and cheerfully embraced the perpetrators of these abuses as "...a shining light for what is happening in the Republican Party, and you represent everything that is good about what we're trying to do in America and in leading the world in the free market system..."

If he is the kind of man you can willingly support, then we are doomed as a nation.

 

[menewa]

Hear! Hear! DeLay DeMan!



I think the celebrating dimwits are going to be mucho sorry for having played their politics of personal destruction with DeLay........he is a conservative force to be reckoned with...and DeLay is far from destroyed...in fact he's looking forward to his next phase...could he possibly be the true conservative leader we need?

Delay is done with running for office. He's going now for the big cash. He's moving from Sugarland, Texas, to a mini-mansion outside of DC. I bet you he's gonna become a lobbyist himself and continue using our tax dollars to make himself and his business buddies rich.

True conservative leader? What are you thinking? This guy is the classic bullshitter Southern politician. He's in the same category as George Wallace.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Delay is done with running for office. He's going now for the big cash. He's moving from Sugarland, Texas, to a mini-mansion outside of DC. I bet you he's gonna become a lobbyist himself and continue using our tax dollars to make himself and his business buddies rich.

True conservative leader? What are you thinking? This guy is the classic bullshitter Southern politician. He's in the same category as George Wallace.

He's not any worse than the rest of the Republican big spenders...which is about 99% of them. And despite the nasties of the liberal press, indictments do not equal convictions...we shall see how that plays out.

Boehner is just plain not as good as DeLay. DeLay could unify the House whereas today it is woefully divided. DeLay's new role to support conservative causes, tax reform, and stop judicial activism will get things done even without being officially on the hill. He may become a lobbyist, but he's only 59, a great strategizer, and things can change. Who knows, he could even wind up as an '08 conservative candidate...a much better choice than McPain. In any case, Democrat celebration will be short lived.

DeLay Steps Into Important New Role
by Salena Zito
Apr 9, 2006


For the Democrats, the party marking the end of Tom DeLay lasted less than five minutes. They had simultaneously lost their poster child for corruption while gaining a powerful nemesis whose prowess in fundraising and strategy knows no equal -- a net loss for the Democrats.

DeLay's pending departure from Capitol Hill does not represent an end of an era. It is the beginning of a new one.

DeLay was wise enough to see the writing on the wall. He told me that "every leftist organization in the world was descending upon Houston." It was clear to him that this was going to be a battle nonpareil.

"This was never going to be a campaign about issues." It was purely "politics of personal destruction." Abundantly clear that this race was all about him, he chose the greater good of the party over his own interests.

His decision was about "keeping the conservative movement alive and strong." If engaged in an ugly battle, his message would "get watered down and minimalized."

If DeLay is anything, he is a conservative and a fighter. He didn't earn the nickname "The Hammer" for having a soft touch. He knew the moment had come that his power and influence would better serve outside the perimeters of the capital. He could no longer risk his perceived scandal to become the Democrats' ATM card.

By resigning, DeLay in effect cut up that card.

Republican candidates have much to learn from DeLay. He ran his primary race the old-fashioned way: "We knocked on doors and hit the streets and talked about issues" and that is what each individual candidate needs to do. "The candidates for the midterms have to go into their districts and show their vision for the future."

http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_21213688.shtml