Neener, Neener, Neener!
DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe
DeLay has denounced the investigation as politically motivated, noting that the Travis County district attorney, Ronnie Earle, is a Democrat.
And he’s probably right. The investigation probably IS politically motivated. BUT if the charges against him are true, it doesn’t matter to me what motivated the investigation. He’s either guilty or he’s innocent. That’s what really matters and, frankly, from everything I’ve heard about DeLay’s tangled dealings with state and national PACs, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if it’s proven DeLay has broken the law. (Just consider the huge paychecks his wife and daughter have received from the PACs.)
At any rate, Tom DeLay gives every indication of being a first-rate asshole, so… it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving person. (Except maybe George W. Bush himself.)
Posted by RebeccaHartong on September 28, 2005 under Uncategorized
Tom DeLay Indicted
Here is the text of the indictment.
DeLay’s statement:
These charges have no basis in the facts or the law. This is just another example of Ronnie Earle misusing his office for partisan vendettas. Despite the clearly political agenda of this p…