posted on October 21, 2005 11:01:20 AM new
By David Thibault
CNSNews.com Commentary
October 21, 2005
If the goofy indictment of Tom DeLay wasn't enough to make you laugh about those poor hapless Democrats and their desperation tactics, then the scene Friday in an Austin, Texas, courtroom had to make you split a gut.
There was Judge Bob Perkins - a contributor to MoveOn.org - presiding over the arraignment of DeLay on conspiracy and money laundering charges. To Perkins' credit, he appeared to agree for the need to recuse himself, but only after a motion by DeLay's attorney, Dick DeGuerin.
If you're not already familiar with MoveOn.org, the George Soros-funded plaything of the most radical leftists of the Democratic Party, please visit this web page to understand the group's goals with regard to DeLay.
MoveOn members and donors are completely entitled to their views, including their petition drive to Fire Tom DeLay. But for Perkins to even show up in the same courthouse, never mind the same courtroom as DeLay and pretend that he could objectively preside over the case against the embattled Republican House leader is astonishing.
Perkins explained in court that, as far as he could recall, he had not contributed to MoveOn.org since the 2004 presidential campaign when the group was conducting another of its misguided efforts - helping John Kerry. Well, I'm pretty sure Perkins has a perfectly clear recollection of when he contributed, how much he contributed and for what reasons.
And in his courtroom, here stood the very embodiment, after President Bush, of all that has frustrated Democrats in Texas and at the national level for the last several years. DeLay is the guy who thrashed the Democrats in the state's redistricting battle, the guy who remade the K Street lobbying culture in Washington, D.C., to favor the GOP, the guy who is famous for his hard-ball treatment of Capitol Hill adversaries, making Democrats feel like they showed up at a gunfight with a pea-shooter.
They don't like it. As DeLay described in a post-arraignment news conference, the Democrats were unable to beat him at the ballot box or in the House of Representatives, so they turned to Texas prosecutor Ronnie Earle to find a grand jury gullible enough (that took quite a while, didn't it?) to indict DeLay on charges that have as much chance of producing a conviction as national Democrats have of moderating their loony agenda.
"I have been charged for defeating Democrats," DeLay explained. In a bolder moment, the Texas Republican might have compared his upcoming trial to a battle of wits with an unarmed man. The witless Earle (he can't be all bad; he did indict himself once) has guaranteed an outcome to which the Democrats have become accustomed.
The distinctive sound in their ears once the not guilty verdicts are read will be courtesy of DeLay, who will have beaten the Democrats again, beaten them like a drum. Pa rum pum pum pum.
posted on October 21, 2005 12:35:03 PM new
The Republicans are getting more and more desperate As anyone who bothers to read the article knows, the judge last contributed to Moveon.org over a year ago.
And the fact that he did so has no bearing on the case before him. Next Delay's attorney will be telling us that only a judge who is Republican, and who can prove that a) he voted for Bush, b) can swear that he agrees with absolutely everything Bush & Co. do, and c) signs an affadavite supporting Delay is able to preside over the case. But only after signing a loyalty oath...
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posted on October 21, 2005 01:52:45 PM new
DeLay is charged with committing a crime. The D.A. who is handling DeLays case has charged both democrats and republicans with crimes in the past.
The D.A. brought DeLay's evidence before a grand jury. A Jury of DeLay's piers decided DeLay should stand trial.
Even if convicted and sent to prison DeLay's fund raising is not over. DeLay could raise funds from former CEOs of major corporations already in jail.
posted on October 21, 2005 01:53:00 PM new
Impeachement is a whole different hog, there was no choice in that matter. It is all laid out on who does what.
posted on October 21, 2005 03:41:55 PM new The D.A. brought DeLay's evidence before a grand jury
The DA went jury shopping to get the indictment. It took Earle THREE tries to get the indictment he wanted. Now Earle admits he has no physical evidence of any wrong doing by Delay.
I gave my liberal neighbors son a book for his birthday. He went crazy trying to find where to put the batteries.
posted on October 21, 2005 06:24:33 PM new
...wasn't enough to make you laugh about those poor hapless Democrats and their desperation tactics....
Pretty much sums it up right there. No platform to offer, no ideas, only complaints and oh so much wasted time throwing mud that doesn't stick....only makes them look like fools.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
posted on October 22, 2005 09:48:07 PM new
Actually - this judged recused himself from the the trial of the Texas congresswoman that was indicted but this time he said that he was going to leave it up to the head judge otherwise, since every judge in Texas is elected it was going to end up setting a precedent for judge shopping. if only Republicans can preside over republican trial, what's next, black only over black trials, Parents over custody battles? If I were that judge I would have looked the lawyer straight in the eye and asked him if he were implying that I might be an activist judge that would put personal political affiliations over my sworn duty. There is no way in hell I would allow him to toss innuendos around - either have the balls to come out and say the words or shut up and lets stop the stall tactics and get this show on the road.
If DeLay is really innocent and the case is as woefully weak as they have been saying, it does not matter what the judges affiliations are. It's in the jury's hands.
The lawyer not only brought up MoveOn.org but also that he had made half a dozen contributions to democratic causes in the past year. What the hell does he expect when you have judges that also have to play politicians. You would think that DeLay of all people would understand that need.
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An intelligent deaf-mute is better than an ignorant person who can speak.
As anyone who bothers to read the article knows, the judge last contributed to Moveon.org over a year ago.