Found this today on DU, regarding the reasons for DeLays' resignation. Here is a portion:
"DeLay was determined to hang on to his seat at least through the primary, said Carl Forti, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. That was because he considered his three Republican challengers gadflies and traitors and he was determined to try to block them from succeeding him. ...An additional impetus for putting off the resignation until now was suggested by John Feehery, a former aide to DeLay and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). "He needed to raise money for the defense fund. That was the bottom line," Feehery said. "He wanted to make sure he could take care of himself in the court of law." Under federal campaign rules, any reelection money a lawmaker raises can be used to pay legal fees stemming from official duties".
Gee, what a class act Tom is!
And so I don't get accused of "strained or deliberate misreading of the source material about Republican leaders or well-known conservative commentators...", HERE is a link to the entire article from the Washington Post.
Good riddance Tom...
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I have no clue whether he did anything wrong...though he certainly looks/smells like he did. AM SURPRISED that so many right wingers are extolling him as one who "took one for the team."
Prediction: the "Hammer" will be at least as influential as Newt following his "fall."
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