Tom DeLay: He's Baaaack

[Judi Lynn]

Tom DeLay: He's Baaaack

By Will Durst, AlterNet. Posted July 14, 2006.


After attending to important personal business -- like filing the scuff marks off his cloven hooves -- DeLay seems ready to jump back into electoral politics.

Hey guys, guess what: he's back! Yes, dear friends, Tom DeLay has crawled out from under the rock he's been hiding for the last couple of months -- apparently prematurely completing all those important pieces of personal business he needed to attend to, like filing the scuff marks off his cloven hooves and sucking hundreds of pints of virgin Mormon blood.

So, he's refreshed and ready to jump back into electoral politics. Whether he wants to or not. Inflicted with a tertiary case of the Michael Corleones: every time he tries to get out, they pull him back in. And if the "they" in question have a lick of common sense, they're wearing sterile gloves while they're doing it.

Right now, a dilemma is facing down the Republican Party like a stampeding bull in a dead end alley of Pamplona. This is trickier than than a magician's junk drawer, so follow close. Because the King of K Street retired from public service after winning the GOP primary for Congress in Texas's 22nd district last spring, unless the decision to keep his name on the ballot is overturned on appeal, he's going to have to mount a campaign to run for the same seat he resigned and if he gets elected, he'll have to resign again, then let the Governor of Texas call a special election to name his replacement. The upshot is, he's either going to run or he's going to run. And I'm putting my money on the former.

Or the Republicans could decide to put together a write-in campaign. Which might prove to be a mite ticklish, especially when you consider voters in Texas 22 are about as bright as a buried 15 watt bulb to begin with, which can be verified by their perpetual requited love affair with Mr DeLay. So, teaching an entire district to learn how to write is going to be about as easy as untying the shoes of a greased up centipede while wearing oven mitts.
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http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/38984/

[Monkeyman]

1. He lives in VA now

[Tempest]

2. That will make things interesting

I wonder how the Repugs are going to deal with that problem.

[struggle4progress]

5. Virginia has had some doubts.

D.C.'s Political Report has learned that a challenge has been filed with the City of Alexandria's Voter Registrar alleging that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's (R-TX) voter registration in Virginia was illegal. The challenge alleges that DeLay lacked domiciliary intent when he registered to vote and that he maintains legal residence in Texas. Similar to the legal action filed by the Texas Democratic Party, the challenge notes that DeLay is still registered to vote in Texas, has a Texas driver's licence and is receiving a Texas homestead exemption. Under Virginia law, DeLay has the burden of proof that he has changed his domicile. His Texas domicile is presumed to continue until he has a residence in the Virginia and the intention to remain there. DeLay's continuing presence in the Lone Star state is presumptive proof that he remains a Texas citizen. http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/007469.html#007469

[chaplainM]

3. Republicans have always been in favor of

...literacy tests for voters, they should WELCOME a write-in candidacy!

[Mike Nelson]

4. GREAT!!!

I hope he wins the nomination of the Republican Party to run for PRESIDENT!!!!