DeLay Bids the House a Torrid Goodbye
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"I did a good job," said Mr. DeLay, the linchpin of the House Republican majority for the last decade and the mastermind of a formidable political operation that melded legislating, fund-raising, conservatism and business advocacy as never before. "I helped build the largest political coalition in the last 50 years. The K Street project and the K Street strategy I am very proud of."
To the Republicans he kept in power in defiance of the odds and a torrent of criticism, Mr. DeLay was a brilliant tactician, one they rewarded with standing ovations on Thursday as he took the floor one last time to deliver an ode to the bare-knuckles partisanship that has been his trademark.
"He's been a real leader," said Representative John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, the man who replaced Mr. DeLay as majority leader.
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Vito Corleone was a brilliant tactician.
"Either your brains or your signature will be on the paper."
Of course, Vito cared more about the poor, the disenfranchised and the elderly, like widow Palumbo, then Delay does.
I'm appalled when I hear the word brilliant appalled to law breaking, abusive, get it while you can, soon to be convicted felons like Rove and Delay, and their illegal, unethical tactics.
Squandering the public trust is not brilliant. It's criminal and pathetic.
If they achieved their goals within the law, then maybe. But Tom Delay is a crooked bastard who doesn't understand the meaning of the word democracy, and he acted to undermine America in order to pad his pockets and secure power for his decidedly undeserving party.
He is so short sighted I'm inclined to call him stupid. He's certainly not brilliant. Getting what you want by breaking laws and acting unethically is not brilliance. And his lack of remorse is appalling, though typical for a sociopath.
"I did a good job," said Mr. DeLay, the linchpin of the House Republican majority for the last decade and the mastermind of a formidable political operation that melded legislating, fund-raising, conservatism and business advocacy as never before. "I helped build the largest political coalition in the last 50 years. The K Street project and the K Street strategy I am very proud of."
To the Republicans he kept in power in defiance of the odds and a torrent of criticism, Mr. DeLay was a brilliant tactician, one they rewarded with standing ovations on Thursday as he took the floor one last time to deliver an ode to the bare-knuckles partisanship that has been his trademark.
"He's been a real leader," said Representative John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, the man who replaced Mr. DeLay as majority leader.
[...]
Vito Corleone was a brilliant tactician.
"Either your brains or your signature will be on the paper."
Of course, Vito cared more about the poor, the disenfranchised and the elderly, like widow Palumbo, then Delay does.
I'm appalled when I hear the word brilliant appalled to law breaking, abusive, get it while you can, soon to be convicted felons like Rove and Delay, and their illegal, unethical tactics.
Squandering the public trust is not brilliant. It's criminal and pathetic.
If they achieved their goals within the law, then maybe. But Tom Delay is a crooked bastard who doesn't understand the meaning of the word democracy, and he acted to undermine America in order to pad his pockets and secure power for his decidedly undeserving party.
He is so short sighted I'm inclined to call him stupid. He's certainly not brilliant. Getting what you want by breaking laws and acting unethically is not brilliance. And his lack of remorse is appalling, though typical for a sociopath.
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