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September 28, 2005
Laugh Line of the Day -- "I've Done Nothing Wrong"
Well, yesterday's rampant speculation that more indictments were coming from Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle in the Texans for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee (TRMPAC) matter was realized today.
The big one, of course, was the indictment on one count of conspiracy of U.S. House Majority Leader and local Member of Congress Tom DeLay.
Predictably, Mr. DeLay decried a partisan witch hunt by Austin DA Earle, who is an elected Democrat. Never mind that Earle has prosecuted far more high profile Democrats (including himself) than Republicans during his tenure. The yowling right wing victim siren is at full volume.
Cries of partisanship ring pretty hollow from Mr. DeLay, who has been vengefully and vindictively partisan throughout his reign in Congress. What's the matter, the Hammer can't take his own medicine? Sounds more like the Whiner to us.
Less noticed, but perhaps more interesting was today's piece in the Washington Post concerning the arrest of three suspects for the 2001 slaying of Gus Boulis, a man who sold a casino cruise line to also-indicted lobbyist and DeLay chum Jack Abramoff.
The three men arrested, who look like extras from the Bada Bing! on a Sopranos episode, appear to be mob associates who were on the "consulting" payroll of Mr. Abramoff's business partner Adam Kidan. Watch this one. Word is Abramoff has been willing to talk about DeLay but has so far been rebuffed by the Justice Department. Maybe a murder investigation will change Justice's mind.
There is so much unethical and likely illegal behavior by Mr. DeLay that is already well known. For him to categorically state that he's done nothing wrong is simply laughable.
Poor Tom...
Posted by houtopia at September 28, 2005 07:29 PM