Comments on: Why Tom DeLay loves pretzels

By: GlitterGirl

GlitterGirl — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:05:31 +0000

Ben, I wasn’t attempting to credit you with an abundance of political wisdom :>)…I, by the way hold the same dubious voting record…just commenting on your wonderful sense of humor, thus being the kinda guy we’d like to have a beer with. So, why not run?
And-re the gg nickname, I am one of 11 Yazoo City (MS) girls (of a certain age) who gather regularly to celebrate our..ahem ..years of friendship.

By: lotus

lotus — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:48:47 +0000

On behalf of Pith & Vinegar, I thank you for that one, Ben Cole.

By: Ben Cole

Ben Cole — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:06:17 +0000

Don’t look to me for knowing anything, GlitterGirl (love that sobriquet). But I’d take you up on the beer.

In 2000 I voted for the guy who got the most votes, but my guy lost.

In 2004 I voted for the guy who got the fewer votes, but he lost too. Clearly, I don’t understand everything I know about the system.

By: GlitterGirl

GlitterGirl — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:28:53 +0000

Ben Cole, all of the pundits say Dubba won because we vote for the person we would rather have a beer with (gawd help us)…want to run for office and have a beer?

By: Ben Cole

Ben Cole — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:19:09 +0000

Forget your pills this morning, Observer?

By: another texan

another texan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:44:17 +0000

Observer,

Tom Delay was indicted in Austin because that’s where, by law, corruption cases originate, and Ronnie Earle indicted him because he broke a hatful of laws. If you’ll check the records, he’s prosecuted more Democrats than Republicans through the years, although in all likelihood, that’s because there’ve been more Democratic officeholders during his tenure.

You have one thing right though. Both parties have rotten apples. It certainly seems as if that Republican basket has gotten a lot wormier lately, though. I can’t speak for Mississippi, but it’s for certain that way here in Texas.

By: Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:19:01 +0000

But this wasn’t DeLay’s first dip into the indictment pool, Observer. Wasn’t he even censured more than once for ethics violations?

By: Observer

Observer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:10:53 +0000

somslawyer @ 5, Oh, pluuuhleezeee!

The case against DeLay was nothing but political to begin with.

A politically initiated case should end on a political basis.

Ronnie Earle indicted DeLay because DeLay is a Republican. DeLay was indicted in Austin for acts which occurred in Houston. DeLay was initially indicted for acts which occurred BEFORE the statute was enacted.

Earle, you should remember, also indicted Kay Bailey Hutchison for the same crime — being a Republican. Earle’s case against her fell completely apart.

Complaining about GOP politics ending the case against DeLay is akin to German Nazis complaining about the treatment they received at the hands of the Red Army.

Both parties have rotten apples. Period. Always will. Democrats don’t “pause to think.” They are as slimy as anybody else. Let’s start with Bill Clinton and Marc Rich. Let’s consider Dan Rostenkowski. Anyone remember a girl named Mary Jo Kopechne?

Yeah, the Democrats are such paragons of virtue. Meanwhile, Tom DeLay has actually done wonderful real-world work for abused children, but political opponent-idiots like Ronnie Earle claim the charity work is merely a cover for political money laundering. Yeah, right.

Excuse me, I have to go puke now.

By: lotus

lotus — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:05:08 +0000

Believe it or not, in local races I have occasionally found the Republican more tolerable than the Dem and voted accordingly (though it’s been many years since that was feasible).

I dunno, soms, at this point the correlation between “Republican candidate” and “basic character flaw” (add, quite often, “basic psychological flaw”) looks awfully damn strong. I don’t know where they find these people, but it’s nowhere I want to visit.

By: somslawyer

somslawyer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:52:08 +0000

Is there some “stupid serum” that Republican office-seekers are required to take? I’ve been a Republican my entire adult life, but the events of the past 8 years have finally nauseated me to the point that I intend never to vote Republican again as long as I live. Say what you will about the Democrats, in large part they at least pause to think about the ethics and longer-term effects of their actions before jumping off a cliff. I can no longer say that of most Republicans in office.