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April 12, 2005
USA Today & CSM Join the Delay Party
Well, coverage of the Pope's passing is winding down, and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom Delay is back in the hot seat. Houtopia suspects Baptist Brother Tom's trip to Rome may have been motivated by a bit more than an admiring Protestant's wish for a final tribute. It provided nice political cover.
Today, however, is a new day, and Brother Tom's troubles continue. First, USA Today, one of the country's most widely read dailies, summarizes Mr. Delay's lengthy list of troubles, both political and ethical -- ouch.
But it is the Christian Science Monitor which runs the more interesting piece on the "narrowing" gap between what House Republicans are saying publicly and privately about their fearless leader. The money quote from one unnamed GOP lawmaker: "Democrats should save their money. Why murder someone who's committing suicide?"
Indeed, we only hope it's a long, slow political death.
Posted by houtopia at April 12, 2005 03:40 PM