Molly Ivins: The stench of rotting ethics (Tom DeLay)

[Dudley_DUright]

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Some of the ethics charges against DeLay are just plain old-fashioned grubby -- letting a lobbyist pay for a fancy hotel in London and a golf trip to St. Andrews (DeLay claims he didn't know it was lobby money, even though he was accompanied by the lobbyist). What sets DeLay apart is his response when his shoddy behavior is exposed.

He has been admonished three times by the House Ethics Committee, so did he clean up his act? Nope, he went after the chairman of the ethics committee, threw him out, got the rules changed and then stacked the committee with his close allies. "The ethics process in the House of Representatives is in total shambles," said Fred Wertheimer, a longtime D.C. crusader on ethical issues.

I haven't even mentioned DeLay's apparent violation of Texas campaign finance law, quite a feat, since we only have the one. Or the whole nasty and absurd redistricting mess, or the dubious donations to his legal defense fund, or the Indian casino gambling saga, or, or, or.

The Houston Chronicle, DeLay's home paper, has been vigilant about tracking his lapses. The paper recently summed up his m.o.: "When in danger of losing, simply rewrite the rules in the middle of the game to make it impossible for the other side to win."

This guy smells like a slop jar. Get him out of there.

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http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=18735

[ktowntennesseedem]

1. Isn't that Delay I hear yelling, "do-over!"

"When in danger of losing, simply rewrite the rules in the middle of the game to make it impossible for the other side to win."

And they're the party of morals and values.

Yeah, and I'm the Shah of Iran.

(on edit: I love Molly!)

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. And with that, we have a new nickname for DeLay: SLOP JAR.

[quiet.american]

3. Amen -- and is it just me, or does DeLay literally look like a roach? n/t

[Carolab]

4. And roaches love slop jars. n/t

[Catfight]

5. Tom DeLame....he's a piece of crap that stains our nations floors. nt

[MaineYooper]

7. He's a boil on the great big butt of government. nt

[tsuki]

6. Texas campaign finance law, we only have the one...ROTF

[sellitman]

8. We should just pass a law that.....

makes it ok for a Repuke to lie, cheat and steal. Oopsie.....they did already. Silly me.