Texas high criminal court denies DeLay's requests

[sonias]

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_DeLay_Indictment.html
The state's highest criminal court on Monday denied Rep. Tom DeLay's request that the money laundering charges against him be dismissed or sent back to a lower court for an immediate trial.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied the requests with no written order two days after the Sugar Land Republican announced he was stepping down as House majority leader. DeLay was forced to temporarily relinquish the post after he was indicted on money laundering and conspiracy charges in September.

DeLay, who denies wrongdoing, had been trying to rush to trial in Texas in hopes of clearing his name and regaining the position. His attorney, Dick DeGuerin, said they will continue to push for a quick trial because DeLay faces opposition in the March Republican primary.

Toast to the start of a very good year.
:toast:

Sonia

[babylonsister]

1. Guess the court didn't see it da bugman's way. Sweet! nt

[johncoby2]

2. Let's take the CON out of CONGRESS

[MagickMuffin]

3. I posted this on LBN, and decided to repost here

When legal and ethical questions began spinning around House majority leader Tom DeLay last year, President George W. Bush was publicly supportive. Privately, though, he questioned his fellow Texan's mojo. Bush had scored 10 points higher than DeLay in the Representative's district in 2004, and that was only after Bush had recorded a telephone message to help rally local Republicans. "I can't believe I had to do robocalls for him," the President said bitingly to an Oval Office visitor.

"Karl thinks of him as someone a little bit too opinionated for his own good," says an official close to both men. "And DeLay thinks of Karl as a former mail vendor, not some great guru."

The President's inner circle says, "They have always seen him as beneath them, more blue collar. He's seen as a useful servant, not someone you would want to vacation with."

Oh really then how come Bush vacations with him? If you check out the link provided you will see for yourself how much Bush dislikes DeLay. Has a pic of them sharing a golf cart.

Abramoff was one of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign's "pioneers" ”meaning he raised at least $100,000, most of it from others, in increments of $2,000. After Abramoff pleaded guilty, Bush aides announced they had donated to the American Heart Association $6,000 that had been given to the campaign by Abramoff, his wife and one of his Indian-tribe clients. But Republican officials said they plan to keep the remaining $94,000. A Bush aide said it cannot be assumed that the other donors, who were simply recruited by Abramoff, have done anything wrong: "That's not a fair standard."

So, the pResident has made the Democrats case for them when it comes to accepting money from Abramoff clients!


Note the byline: Matt Cooper, Mike Allen (Cooper's revenge?)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,11471...

[sonias]

4. I'm sure they do think of him as the blue collar criminal

While they're the white collar criminals. And DeLay is stupid enough to let himself get used. The bu$h regime let DeLay sit at the adult table occasionally, but laugh at him behind his back. Why the bu$h master even "gave DeLay a ride to Washington on his helicopter, Marine One, and his jet, Air Force One". He does the dirty work that will get him jail time, and the BFEE raked in the huge profits. If you think DeLay made off like a bandit, I bet the top criminals in the regime are close to being billionaires. Hidden bank accounts etc.

I'd say you are so right MM about the other money trail, too. If bu$h can keep the "associated Abramoff" the repukes can't keep using the slime tactic they have tried about Democrats returning the money the Indian tribes gave them.

Sonia