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April 03, 2005
Delay Slipping at Home
Did anyone else find it strange yesterday to see U.S. House Majority Leader Tom Delay posing with the Mayor and trying to take credit for working "toward a vision of making Houston a model of mobility in this nation"?
The same Tom Delay who for years has prevented the Houston area from getting its fair share of federal transportation dollars? The same Delay who is so wrapped up in his Washington power play, he can rarely be bothered to pay attention to the constituents he "represents"? The same Delay who helped fund the opposition to the rail referendum but won't admit it?
Today's Chronicle poll makes it all clear. It seems Brother Delay's image has taken a big hit in Congressional District 22, just as it has nationwide. The ethical problems; the craven political grandstanding over Terri Schiavo; playing the victim (note to Tom: Texans don't like whiners); the Passion of the Tom is wearing thin, and the last act may not yet have even begun.
Brother Tom must be a bit nervous. Loading up the appropriations bill with pork for Houston, sharing a photo-op with a popular mayor, he's read the poll numbers and is seeking redemption from his Sugar Land flock.
Too little too late.
Posted by houtopia at April 3, 2005 11:01 AM