DeLay MIGHT NOT RETIRE

[Bluebear]

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay suggested Friday that he may not be ready for retirement just yet, a day after a federal judge ruled that his name must remain on the November ballot even though he resigned from Congress.

DeLay, who came home to Sugar Land for a previously scheduled event, also criticized U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks' ruling that the former House majority leader's name had to remain on the ballot.

"For this guy to say he can't tell where I'm going to be on Election Day, and that I am forced to be on the ballot, well, they may get exactly what they want," DeLay told supporters to raucous applause. Sparks is a Democrat appointed by Republican former President
George Bush.

Later, reporters asked Delay if he now planned to run. He didn't say no.

"We have to wait and see what the 5th Circuit does on appeal," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060708/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/delay_s_replacement_5

[Swamp Rat]

1. DeLay belongs in prison for a very long time.

[Greeby]

2. True. But lets encourage him in this

So he suffers the ignominy of losing big time :evilgrin:

[BillZBubb]

5. You actually think he'd lose?

I wouldn't count on that. His district is overwhelmingly diehard Repug.

Delay can spin this "activist judge forcing me to run" crap and the sheeple will buy it. The Repugs are already putting out talking points about how people here should vote for Delay if he must be on the ballot, then after he beats Lampson he will resign again. Then there will be a special election to replace him and that Repug candidate would beat any Democrat.

[Bluebear]

12. I am sure certain he would be elected,

After all, he is a good, spiritual man who has been the victim of a witch hunt by partisan liberals. :eyes:

[upi402]

8. eat bugs

and wretch them back for the evil spawn to acquire a taste for.

[oasis]

3. Then hang around and be embarrassed, you slimy, putrid, piece of dung.

:puke:

[marmar]

6. "you slimy, putrid, piece of dung."

You're being far too kind.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. Didn't dude already resign? So he's going to run for his seat that he

resigned from?

[shain from kane]

7. Where's Rick Deckard when you need him?

Specialist police units – blade runners – hunt down and "retire" (i.e. kill) escaped replicants on Earth.

[MrSlayer]

9. That really sick part is that he would win.

Those dipshits down there would put him right back.

[Bluebear]

11. Eggfriggenzactly. nt

[Libby2]

15. Yep, I think so too.

[shance]

16. The "dipshits" would do no such thing. Neocons cheat

or do you still believe elections and people like Tom Delay are fair?

[lindisfarne]

10. Somehow I am not surprised. This was part of the plan all along, at least

an alternative plan.

[Rosco T.]

13. Ahem... You mean he would FLIP FLOP on his retirement???? n/m

[Bluebear]

14. Indeed. nt

[Monkeyman]

17. He could be the best thing to happen to the 06 run

Democrats can tie him to all replugs in ads hmmmmmmmm just thinking out loud