[2RA.ORG] Second GOP Lawmaker Calls Delay to Step Down

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Second GOP Lawmaker Calls Delay to Step Down

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/18/1410251

From Democracy Now:

In news on Capitol Hill, another Republican lawmaker has called for Tom Delay to
step down as House Majority Leader. Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo - a
conservative from Colorado -has joined with Christopher Shays of Connecticut in
splitting with the party leadership in criticizing Delay who has been accused of
numerous ethics violations. Meanwhile 10 former Republican Congressmen have
co-signed a letter criticizing recent revisions in House ethics rules because
they were made to protect DeLay from investigation. The former lawmakers said
the changes needed to be reversed "to restore public confidence in the People's
House."

Meanwhile Delay spent part of the weekend giving the keynote address at the
National Rifle Association's annual convention in Houston. At one point he said
"When a man is in trouble or in a good fight, you want to have your friends
around, preferably armed. So I feel really good."

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[bryant69]

1. It will be interesting to see what happens

Delay has a lot of power, obviously. A lot of republicans owe him a lot of favors. And he's shown himself to be ruthless in how he uses his power in the past.

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[catmandu57]

2. The bugman isn't going easy

he's sprayed so much poison the fucker has built an immunity, someone is going to have to step on him.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Yep

A lot of people are giving DeLay the hint but he's just not taking it and he's going to stay as long as he can. I think he should resign and retire. He's done with politics I think. Which is good news for Texas hopefully. The end show should be good.