GOP say DeLay exit is 'great news'

[kpete]

Report: Republicans privately embrace DeLay departure

RAW STORY
Published: Wednesday April 5, 2006

Tom DeLay's exit is privately being embraced by sources in the Republican party, according to today's Roll Call:

The former Majority Leader’s withdrawal from the House — which will occur at a still undetermined date before mid-June — brought forth effusive public praise and private sighs of relief from his Republican colleagues, who paid tribute to DeLay’s achievements even as they hoped to rid themselves of the political effects of his burgeoning legal problems.

With DeLay’s announcement, the expected passage of 527 reform this week and consideration of a broader lobbying reform package coming after the easter recess, House Republicans hope to finally get ahead of the ethics stories that have plagued them for the entire election cycle.

“In the long run this is great news because the ‘Tom DeLay problem’ goes away,” said a House Republican leadership aide. “If he has further legal problems it will be on page A8 instead of A1 because he’s no longer a Member of Congress.”

After giving word of his decision to a select few media outlets Monday night, DeLay made his decision official Tuesday morning in a speech in Texas’ 22nd district, where he had faced a very difficult re-election race against ex-Rep. Nick Lampson (D).

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Republicans_privately_embrace_DeLay_departure_0405.html

[gordianot]

1. Such loyalty who needs an opposition?..... for a while the money was good.

[FormerDittoHead]

2. They key here is that they HAVEN'T "cleaned up their act"...

We can't let them off the hook!

Delay is not the "sacrifical lamb"!

The blood of his downfall can not let Republicans find purity!

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. The Halls of Congress still reek of DeLay stench

If the Republicans thing Tom DeLay's departure is their saving grace, they'd better take another poll! They did absolutely nothing, zero, zip, zilch, nada to make Tom DeLay accountable for his crimes and unethical behavior. Instead, they made it possible and perfectly acceptable for him to continue!

[trotsky]

4. LOL

Tricky Dick resigns. "Whew, don't worry, he was just one bad apple. Corruption is not widespread in the GOP!"
Ronald Reagan has over a dozen administration officials convicted, and a hundred more indicted. "Whew, don't worry, they were just a few bad apples. Corruption is not widespread in the GOP!"
RR/Poppy Bush & Iran Contra. "Whew, don't worry, they were just a few bad apples. Corruption is not widespread in the GOP!"
Newtie resigns. "Whew, don't worry, he was just one bad apple. Corruption is not widespread in the GOP!"
DeLay resigns. "Whew, don't worry, he was just one bad apple. Corruption is not widespread in the GOP!"

When will the people learn?

[AllegroRondo]

5. You should send that idea to MoveOn

it would make a great political ad for later this year.

[MrModerate]

6. If they think the corruption scandals are going to go away . . .

Because DeLay's not there to kick around any more, they're fooling themselves.

They seem to think that the dems will let go of this issue, or that the MSM has now been imprinted with the "culture of corruption" engram.

They don't have much to offer to distract the people from their failings (malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance), and if they try to manufacture a terrorist event (as some have speculated they might), this time, they'll be called responsible.

While things are still parlous, knocking off this guy is still a Very Good Thing.

[Rose Siding]

7. and war is peace, up is down, oppression is freedom yada yada

[BlooInBloo]

8. I started a thread about this....

... didn't seem to catch anyone's interest...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=840722&mesg_id=840722

[Supersedeas]

9. More legal problems...that's why they are running from Deeeelay