9/28/2005 12:40:21 PM

front page of CNN and Drudge... I don't see it on Fox News, though.



[Edited on September 28, 2005 at 12:42 PM. Reason : They're just a little late.]

9/28/2005 12:41:45 PM

Fucker just got indicted on criminal conspiracy

9/28/2005 12:48:26 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT'S HOT.

9/28/2005 12:51:00 PM

This is going to bring down more politicians than just him.

9/28/2005 12:55:05 PM

link plz

9/28/2005 1:01:05 PM

cnn.com

9/28/2005 1:02:42 PM

http://cnn.com

9/28/2005 1:02:55 PM

The Texas grand jury has charged that corporate donations given to Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee -- formed by DeLay -- were used to support state candidates in violation of state law. Texas law prohibits corporate money to be used to advocate the election or defeat of candidates; it is allowed only for administrative expenses.

9/28/2005 1:05:14 PM

Hah. It's all catching up with him.

Keep in mind this is only for campaign funding in Texas-- the lobbyist-paid trips abroad are still under investigation.

9/28/2005 1:06:40 PM

peace nigga!

( i totally doubt he'll even get a slap on the wrist. somehow he'll be cleared of all charges and given the presidential medal of freedom)

9/28/2005 1:07:22 PM

probably

9/28/2005 1:09:37 PM

bmp bomp bomp bomp another one bites the dust.


Lott
Delay
?

9/28/2005 1:13:28 PM

... and the blogosphere implodes...

9/28/2005 1:18:58 PM

Quote :

"House Republicans last November repealed a rule requiring any of their leaders to step aside if indicted. The rule was reinstituted in January after lawmakers returned to Washington from the holidays fearing the repeal might create a backlash from voters."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/28/delay.investigation.ap/index.html

9/28/2005 1:21:57 PM

my computer volume is muted and i still here the sound of licking chops coming from the blogosphere

9/28/2005 1:22:10 PM

oh, they were licking chops since yesterday. Now they're foaming and tearing and biting

9/28/2005 1:26:32 PM

hyenas, all of you

9/28/2005 1:28:17 PM

got to get it while the gettings good

9/28/2005 1:32:53 PM

9/28/2005 1:39:30 PM

ok, i was about to make this thread, but you beat me to it.

my question is how much this renewal of campaign finance problems will help Senator McCain should he decide to run for President in '08. i'm thinking that it's too early to have much of an effect, and Joe Schmoe doesn't really give a shit anyway, unless it can be used to bring down a politician he otherwise dislikes.

9/28/2005 1:47:41 PM

and we all know that indictment = conviction

9/28/2005 1:50:13 PM

obvciously it doesn't, but that doesn't mean it isn't great that the possibility of his crimes have at least been acknowledged.

9/28/2005 1:51:05 PM

i agree...i just hate that this is such a partisan issue...everyone is like...OMG EVIL REPUBLICANS...it could have just as easily been on the other side of the isle

that said...if he is guilty of something i hope he gets busted

9/28/2005 1:53:26 PM

by the way, as for the new majority leader,

Quote :

"Not only has Rep. Dreier used his position as head of the Rules Committee to severely undercut the functions of Congress and the Democratic minority voice, he is also a closeted homosexual who has somehow coerced his local newspapers into turning a blind eye to his hypocrisy, as he has repeatedly voted against any bill or measure that would encourage equal protection under the law for gays."

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Gay_Republican_eyed_to_become_House_0928.html

9/28/2005 1:57:20 PM

which isle? gilligan's isle or the emerald isle?

9/28/2005 1:57:59 PM

either one...i prefer gilligans

9/28/2005 1:59:05 PM

Quote :

"by the way, as for the new majority leader, [quote]Not only has Rep. Dreier used his position as head of the Rules Committee to severely undercut the functions of Congress and the Democratic minority voice, he is also a closeted homosexual who has somehow coerced his local newspapers into turning a blind eye to his hypocrisy, as he has repeatedly voted against any bill or measure that would encourage equal protection under the law for gays."

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Gay_Republican_eyed_to_become_House_0928.html[/quote]

He pays his lovers well:

Quote :

"Smith’s high salary has also raised eyebrows. During the last reporting period, Smith made $156,600, just $400 shy of the highest paid White House staff member, Assistant to the President Karl Rove, who made $157,000. It is also $400 less than President George W. Bush's chief of staff, Andrew Card, who receives an annual salary of $157,000."

9/28/2005 2:33:22 PM

And he eats babies!


Rush wasn't on today, and his stand-in and calltakers apparently didn't want to bring up Delay

9/28/2005 2:41:57 PM

eh, this could all be political

9/28/2005 2:46:18 PM

Delay is accusing the Texas AG of being a Kennith Star.

9/28/2005 2:55:14 PM

Quote :

"DeLay, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in connection with the PAC's operations, has said that the Texas probe was politically motivated by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat."

We shall see...

9/28/2005 2:55:48 PM

John Kerry Ronnie Earl is a liberal and cannot be trusted.

9/28/2005 3:05:26 PM

Place your bets now. What story will knock this off the front-page in a week or so?

[Edited on September 28, 2005 at 3:23 PM. Reason : ...]

9/28/2005 3:23:33 PM

Karl Rove indicted.

9/28/2005 3:31:52 PM

GAYS


So I'm reading/watching about it, and apparently the facts aren't in despute.

The question is whether or not what happened was illegal.

Corporations -> Texas Reps = illegal

Corporations -> third party political organization -> Texas Reps = illegal?

9/28/2005 3:31:52 PM

nah it can't be illegal, its the simple 3 step plan

1.Donate money
2.
3. Profit!

i dont think anything will knock off this headline in a week. i think the media will not do it job in following up on it and it will be washed away in talk of Iraq and Iran in 2 weeks tops.

9/28/2005 3:37:32 PM

delay's replacement is a 13 term congressman, who is only 53, that means he came to dc in his 20s

i want to be a congressman in my 20s

9/28/2005 3:41:18 PM

9/28/2005 3:43:52 PM

i'm gonna be one...


except i'm a liberal in nc.


with no money.


and i can't work when there's football on.

9/28/2005 3:48:27 PM

i wanna be a congressman and/or a senator. i think it would be pretty tough to pull off in your 20s, though.

9/28/2005 4:25:34 PM

Showbiz for the ugly.

9/28/2005 4:29:12 PM

^so true

^^

9/28/2005 4:35:37 PM

you libbies are wetting your britches over this

this doesnt mean he did anything, dont get so excited

9/28/2005 5:00:41 PM

Is the prosecutor the same guy who gave this speech to the Texas Values in Action Coalition?

http://www.drivedemocracy.org/blog/index.php?p=274

What is the Texas Values in Action Coalition?
http://www.texvac.org/default.asp

So, from my understanding, the Texas Values in Action Coalition is a PAC founded to get Democrats elected in North Texas. They recently held a fundraiser with the guest speaker being the prosecutor of Tom Delay. In his speech, he mentioned Tom Delay, someone he was trying to have convicted of crimes.

I'm not a legal expert, but is that legal?

9/28/2005 5:18:12 PM

Big doing's. I figured Delay to be caught up in a RICO case by now though. Slimey dude, but I'd be surprised if he gets convicted of conspiracy.

9/28/2005 6:12:45 PM

he's going to be on Fox News after the next commercial break.

9/28/2005 6:48:51 PM

^^^

Are all the members of the Grand Jury members of the Texas Values in Action PAC, too?

9/28/2005 6:54:22 PM

Quote :

"you libbies are wetting your britches over this this doesnt mean he did anything, dont get so excited"

big girls don't cry

9/28/2005 7:25:43 PM

Quote :

"you libbies are wetting your britches over this this doesnt mean he did anything, dont get so excited "

here we go again.

people make a thread about some dirty fucking politicians, and you make it a partisan issue

not a surprise.

if this were a Dem, you would've started the thread

9/28/2005 7:34:48 PM