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Friday, December 31, 2004

Why not a drive up window?

posted by Ron Beasley at 12/31/2004 11:29:00 AM

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Bull Moose reports that not only are house Republicans trying to make it easier for felonious characters like Tom the Bugman Delay to hold leadership positions they are trying to make it easier to accept bribes from lobbyists.
The article [WAPO] also notes that the Delayicans will reverse two additional rules,
"Republicans, returning to the Capitol on Tuesday after increasing their House majority by three seats in the Nov. 2 election, also want to relax a restriction on relatives of lawmakers accepting foreign and domestic trips from groups interested in legislation before the House.

A third proposed rule change would allow either party to stop the House ethics committee from investigating a complaint against a member."
What's next? A drive-by window on the side of the Capitol where lobbyists can conveniently drop off their checks and carry-out their desired legislation? And the window can be attended to by a friendly Tom DeLay who can urge the lobbyists to "super-size" it!

The Moose can only believe that Newt must be downcast and glum over the behavior of his progeny. DeLay was always Newt's adversary - couldn't Newt just offer a few choice words on Fox to admonish these betrayers of his legacy?
The Delayicans might be the gravediggers of the House Republican majority.
The Moose continues to believe that Tom DeLay will be the end of the Republican Party as we know it. Well as I know it right now it can't come soon enough.