DeLay Raised $1.2MILLION right before Indictments

[Bluebear]

Cash in the campaign coffers of Rep. Tom DeLay rose to $1.2 million over the past three months, although much of the money came before the former majority leader was indicted in Texas.

DeLay raised about $920,000 in the three months that began July 1 and ended Sept. 30 in anticipation of a March primary race. His Democratic challenger in the November election is expected to be former Rep. Nick Lampson, who lost his seat in 2004 after he was forced to run in a new district under a redistricting plan pushed by DeLay.

Aide Shannon Flaherty said Sunday that the fundraising set a new record for DeLay. His previous three-month top haul was $800,000, she said...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051016/ap_on_go_co/delay_campaign_fundraising&printer=1

[PA Democrat]

1. Maybe it's like a "Tom Delay going out of business" sale

on legislation for special interests.

Last chance folks to buy some special interest legislation before Delay is kicked out of office.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. *lol*

[Bluebear]

5. Bwahaha! "Last chance to save!!" nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Well it bought them that vote on oil refineries.

[cassiepriam]

2. Maybe he figured he'd need it for legal expenses...

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. That was the first thing I thought of as well

[MockSwede]

6. Exactly

Can use it for whatever he needs, especially if he 'doesn't run' - gets to go home with the whole pot. Try doing that at a poker game...

[sandrakae]

7. illegaly im sure.

[tridim]

9. Why the hell would ANYONE give money to a man like Delay?

It's something I'll simply never understand.

[tkmorris]

10. Because they get it back in spades

Well, they used to anyway. I would wager my house and several relatively significant bits of my anatomy that Delay, if forced out of Congress, will be peddling influence on Capitol Hill as the head of some PAC or another within months. Trading money for legislation is his raison d'etre.