The Stink of Tom Delay

“The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today.”
House Majority Leader Tom Delay, 3/31/05

Rep. Tom Delay seems to be in a heap of long overdue trouble. His abuses of power are many, and the Constitution is his frequent target. His most recent outrage, a not too subtle threat against judges who choose to follow the law rather than his own wishes, deserves to be the the last straw.

In my own backyard, Virginia Delegate Jeff Frederick, has enlisted Delay’s support to raise money for his campaign for re-election this fall. It’s easy to see why a first-term Delegate to a state legislature would relish any attention and support from their party’s House leader. But he has to be hoping that whatever money Delay can help deliver doesn’t bring with it the growing stink that comes attached with anything Delay touches.

The time for men to answer for their behavior may indeed be coming, but not for the judges who upheld the law and our Constitution. Instead for the man who has too often displayed utter disregard for the laws and Constitution upon which our government is based, and seeks to make his own rules when they stand in the way of his agenda.

for further reading:

Shame on Tom Delay
Fort-Worth Star Telegram, 4/3/05
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Texecrable
The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA, 4/1/05

Tom Delay to help Frederick with Fundraiser
Potomac News, VA, 4/1/05