Stepping In For DeLay, Replacement House GOP Leader Says Party To Stay Foc

[Judi Lynn]

9/29/2005 11:01:00 AM
Stepping In For DeLay, Replacement House GOP Leader Says Party To Stay Focused

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shadowed by scandal, House Republicans face an uncertain new era after a day of upheaval that left Majority Leader Tom DeLay under indictment and forced to surrender his powerful post.

‘‘What we do here is more important than who we are,’’ Missouri Rep. Roy Blunt said Wednesday after the rank and file named him as DeLay’s replacement, at least for the time being. ‘‘We have an agenda to move forward here.’’

Democrats, 11 long years in the minority, said the GOP offered nothing of the sort.

DeLay’s indictment marks ‘‘the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people,’’ said Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the Democratic leader.

Even as DeLay professed his innocence and his lawyers said they hoped to avoid having him handcuffed, fingerprinted and photographed, potential for fresh controversy surfaced.
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http://www.ftimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=29701&TM=40340.51

[BR_Parkway]

1. Focused? What else is left for them to corrupt?

[aquart]

2. Shouldn't Blunt be under indictment for something or other?

[Missy M]

3. I think I would even pay to see DeLay handcuffed, fingerprinted and...

photographed. It would be great entertainment.

[MissMarple]

4. Google "Roy Blunt corruption"

Go on, it's fun. ;)

"Matt Blunt corruption" is good, as well.

[Dr. Death]

5. Trouble is, for them "focused" means

screwing the hell out of all of us!

[VegasWolf]

6. Wonder how Drier feels about not being man enough for the

Republicans?

:nopity:

[MO_Dem]

7. "Delay's replacement, at least for the time being"?

:rofl: Now, that's a good one! He ain't gonna give this up very easy. If Delay somehow comes through this without a "scratch", it's gonna be a whole lotta fun seeing him try to get his leadership position back from Blunt. :popcorn:

[Gnostic]

8. Heard Delay on radio

Delay and the other crook Blunt were both on Tony Snow's show this morning, and then went on to Hannity. They were saying pretty much the same thing...."we're going to stay on agenda, and fix entitlements, cut the budget, cut taxes, etc etc blah blah.

[JawJaw]

9. Stay focused....Stay focused......

(c) 1912 - HMS Titanic String Quartet Inc.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Roy Blunt says they have an agenda to move forward?

A corrupt, immoral agenda maybe. :eyes: