It's So Not Hammer Time

In a neverending tale of corruption and scandal that is the Republican party, Tom DeLay, a.k.a. "The Hammer", announced his resignation today just a month after vowing to win re-election. Flip and flop! Let's comment on some of these comments, shall we?

"I have no fear whatsoever about any investigation into me or my personal or professional activities," DeLay said in a statement to constituents.

Well, that's a relief, since you ARE being investigated.

"I refuse to allow liberal Democrats an opportunity to steal this seat with a negative, personal campaign."

That's a shame because there is so much to work with there. Question Mr. DeLay...is it negative if it is true? Or is it just difficult to hear?

He said the voters of his Houston-area district "deserve a campaign about the vital national issues that they care most about ... and not a campaign focused solely as a referendum on me."

Yes, yes they do. I agree. And I'm sure you showed similar indignation during the 2004 presidential campaigns with regards to the trashing of John Kerry...correct? Or when you were on a roll with this one: "DeLay was the driving force behind President Clinton's impeachment in 1999, weeks after Republicans lost seats at the polls in a campaign in which they tried to make an issue of Clinton's personal behavior."

Bush said the Republican Party won't suffer from DeLay's decision to resign from Congress. "My own judgment is that our party will continue to succeed because we are the party of ideas."

Correction, party of BAD ideas.

"He has served our nation with integrity and honor," said Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, who succeeded DeLay in his leadership post earlier this year.

You just keep telling yourself that, his indictments say otherwise.

"Tom Delay's announcement is just the beginning of the reckoning of the Republican culture of corruption that has gripped Washington for too long," said Karen Finney, a spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee. "From DeLay to Scooter Libby to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, to Duke Cunningham, to Bob Ney, to David Safavian, the list of goes on and on."

And that list tends to get a tad longer on a near daily basis, doesn't it?

"As difficult as this decision has been for me, it's not going to be a great day for liberal Democrats, either," DeLay said.

That remains to be seen. I will send you a nice bottle of Walmart's finest wine to wash down your humble pie. Just contact me with the name and address of whichever prison you end up in and don't forget to include your cell number.


DeLay Announces Resignation From House