DeLay indicted, will step aside as majority leaderWASHINGTON (AP) -- A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post.
DeLay's attorney Steve Brittain said DeLay was accused of a criminal conspiracy along with two associates, John Colyandro, former executive director of a Texas political action committee formed by DeLay, and Jim Ellis, who heads DeLay's national political committee.
"I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position as majority leader pursuant to rules of the House Republican Conference and the actions of the Travis County district attorney today," DeLay said.
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Posted by: shellock | September 28, 2005 12:57 PMOh yes. This post from The Poor Man captures my reaction pretty well.
Posted by: Arcane Gazebo | September 28, 2005 2:39 PMI love good news! This is awesome.
And now my "6 degrees of Tom Delay" joke I use in my talks on congress will be especially good... :)
Posted by: Mason | September 28, 2005 4:06 PMGood news indeed! I'm hoping the Feds nail Duke Cunningham, one of our esteemed San Diego Congressmen, next. For a city that's had a corrupt merry-go-round of councilmen and mayors (every city ought to have a "Strippergate" scandal), what can one expect next?
Posted by: Jolene | September 29, 2005 11:33 AMJolene: Did I ever post the link to the Duke Cunningham Shenanigans Worksheet? It's here.
Posted by: Arcane Gazebo | September 29, 2005 11:51 AMGazebo: I haven't seen that before. That's awesome!
Posted by: Anonymous | September 29, 2005 12:16 PMOops, that last comment was me. And any document that uses the word "shenanigans" has to have some amount of merit.
Posted by: Jolene | September 29, 2005 12:17 PM"What happens in San Diego stays in San Diego."
Posted by: Mason Porter | September 29, 2005 2:34 PM