April 20, 2005
then heads for Burning Tree...
I'm no fan of Pat Buchanan, but this is right on
...Eighteen news organizations have not assigned reporters to the "DeLay story" because they are morally offended by the idea his family worked on his campaign or he has gone on trips paid for by nonprofits. If every member of Congress who ever traveled abroad on someone else's credit card were to be driven from office, you could not get a quorum in either House. You might have trouble putting together a softball team.
No, the Left is after DeLay because -- on tax cuts, right-to-life and reigning in renegade jurists -- he is relentless. He is not an old-school Republican who votes right, then heads for the first tee at Burning Tree. And when it comes to raising cash from lobbyists and fat cats for the GOP to wage war against the Democratic Party, few have it down to a science like "the Hammer." Like Gen. Grant, the Hammer has a reputation for inflicting heavy causalities, which is why the left wants him gone.
But why is the right letting him twist in the wind?...
Good question.
Posted by John Weidner at April 20, 2005 07:15 AM | TrackBackJohn- I'm no fan either, but spell it "Buchanan" to avoid hoots from random detractors. Great site; stumbled across it on a Google expedition. If you're of a mind, I'd be pleased to be linked to your site. And if you'd like to review my book, just let me know...
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Stan Hayes
Posted by: Stan Hayes at April 22, 2005 04:01 AM"But why is the right letting him twist in the wind?... "
Gee, I don't know...because they know just how crooked he is? Just a thought...
And a major point of accuracy...he didn't accept trips abroad from "non-profits" which is allowed. He accepted trips abroad from lobbyists, which is illegal (and therefore yet another ethical violation).
In fact, the press have obtained copies of the credit card receipts for the UK trip, and all the charges went straight to the credit cards of two lobbyists.
Oh, and while paying a family member to work on your campaign is fairly normal, and legal, no one I've read yet knows of any family members who've made out with as much money as DeLay's wife and daughter have (over a half million dollars)! And isn't it a switch for conservatives? For 8yrs didn't you guys tell us that just because something was legal didn't make it right? Yet now you are making the same arguments re: DeLay, claiming his behavior may have an odor to it, but it isn't illegal!
Sounds like that insidious "moral relativism" creeping up on the right wing!
Posted by: Zoomie at April 25, 2005 09:45 PM
