Felonious assault

November 17, 2004

Pretend you're a Republican Representative from Texas. Now pretend you've been admonished by the House Ethics Committee for some, uh, shady dealings in your home state. Twice. Now pretend you're under investigation for using corporate campaign contributions to win state legislative seats, leading directly to a redistricting within your state that eventually allows more Republicans to be elected to the House of Representatives--a move which has resulted in three of your friends being indicted on felony charges. With me so far?

Finally, pretend your Republican allies in the House get together and decide that if you, too, are indicted of a felony, nothing will happen to you.

Welcome to the heady, partisan, favorite-son world of majority leader Tom Delay! You've been accused of pulling strings and greasing palms and throwing brides to help your party increase its hold on the House. Here's your reward! Congratulations!

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judith added:

The best part of the story, of course, is that these now-overturned rules were originally put in place by Republicans looking to investigate highly placed Democratic rivals. Ah, the wacky hijinks.

Posted on November 17, 2004 4:59 PM

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