Stake To The Heart
Trial To Go Forward
Tick, tock, tick, tock ... it looks like DeLay will not be taking up his House leadership position again anytime soon. Texas state court judge Pat Priest (remember, the Republican DeLay demanded?) refused to toss out money laundering charges although he dismissed conspiracy charges because as that law was not yet in force, DeLay could not then break it.
Clueless quote of the day? "The court's decision to dismiss a portion of Ronnie Earle's manufactured and flawed case against Mr. DeLay underscores just how baseless and politically motivated the charges are,'' said Kevin Madden, a spokesman for DeLay.
Yeah, right. Time to try that sucker.
tags: tom delay delay death watch ronnie earle dick deguerin
Good.
I hope he gets nailed.
Posted by: qrswave | December 06, 2005 at 02:46 PM
Me too. Especially now that Faux News proclaimed him the "winner". How lame. Of course, i had to immediately go check the lamest rightwing nut site to see if they fell for the propaganda. Sure enough, Sasparilla Humanzee was touting it as a victory.
What a bunch of ignorant, kool-aide swilling asswipes.
Posted by: HelenWheels | December 06, 2005 at 04:46 PM
And yeah, the Aramahoff trial still hasn't started, 6 Capital Fools await an interesting Fate...hmm, so conspiracy charges may be dropped on This case...but the other case could bring conspiracy back to the Delay plate of corruption...( and money laundering charges is nothing to laugh about for ol 'Tommy, hell he could luck out and be bunkmates with the Duke).
Posted by: enigma4ever | December 06, 2005 at 05:23 PM
kool-aide swilling asswipes ...
ROTFLOL (again and again).
Posted by: blogenfreude | December 06, 2005 at 06:02 PM
Check out Tom's attorneys' rationale for dismissing the money laundering charge. The judge didn't fall for it. Smart guy!
Posted by: Kathy | December 06, 2005 at 06:08 PM
My crystal ball foresees a long solitary confinement for The Exterminator in the Texas State Roach Motel.
Posted by: cruelanimal | December 06, 2005 at 06:16 PM
My crystal ball foresees a long solitary confinement for The Exterminator in the Texas State Roach Motel.
There is not such thing as "solitary" at Huntsville, it's one of the most overcrowded prisons in the Nation. All the more fun for Mr. Delay, though.
Posted by: Kvatch | December 06, 2005 at 09:30 PM
One wonders how long it will be before Judge Priest (oh, the irony here is too thick to make a comment) is found in his Lexus, motor still running, inside his gated community, apparently after having an "accident"; later ruled to be a "suicide."
Posted by: D. | December 06, 2005 at 09:55 PM
Delay's defense: "I don't launder money. I wipe my pudgy white ass with it."
Posted by: PusBoy | December 07, 2005 at 06:12 AM
I work for a bank. We have to take this anti-money laundering class every year or so (because of the Patriot Act). Reading the charges, I have a very hard time understanding how sending a fixed amount of money to the RNC and then a week later, seeing that same amount of money sent back to different districts, is not money laundering? Maybe if DeLay's political career goes south he can do sponsorships for Tide...
Posted by: Drew | December 07, 2005 at 12:10 PM
Do our elected officials ever have to take such a class ? Cause you know he is going to pull the "I didn't know defense" or the "I don't remember defense"....
Posted by: enigma4ever | December 08, 2005 at 01:31 AM