Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) might have gerrymandered his way out of a job

[kpete]

Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) might have gerrymandered his way out of a job.

Texas Redistricting Is One More Hurdle for DeLay


By RICK LYMAN
Published: January 12, 2006
HOUSTON, Jan. 11 - Representative Tom DeLay is in the toughest re-election campaign of his 11-term House career, a battle that might be decided not only by his legal problems, but also by the Congressional redistricting plan he spearheaded in 2003.


Mr. Lampson lost his seat when a campaign spearheaded by Mr. DeLay redrew Congressional districts in 2003.
The redistricting led to the loss of six Democratic seats in Texas in 2004, but it also shifted thousands of Democratic voters to strong Republican districts. Among those, Mr. DeLay's 22nd District added several Democratic-leaning parts of Galveston County; several political analysts estimate they may have raised the district's Democratic vote around 5 percent.

"There is huge irony here," said Richard Murray, a University of Houston political scientist. "Six Democrats in Congress were eliminated, but the seventh victim may turnout to be the author of the plan."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/politics/12delay.html
via:http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2006/1/12/45459/2767

[txindy]

1. Karma, what a b*tch

:rofl:

:rofl:

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Yeah, I heard this

on AAR last night. The irony is tooooo rich! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: SG

[Ilsa]

3. Another irony is that this so-called Christian man will be done in

by casinos and gambling interests.

[NNN0LHI]

4. Yes but he can get a new job in the prison laundry...

...perfecting the ideal starch job.

Don