You know you are one corrupt son-of-a-bitch when you are a Republican, and the conservative Judicial Watch
still guns for you. From a press release just received:
Judicial Watch, the conservative public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today called on Rep. Tom DeLay to step down as House Majority Leader in the wake of the bipartisan House Ethics Committee's recent findings that he acted improperly in attempting to win a vote from Rep. Nick Smith in exchange for endorsing Smith's son in a congressional primary. It is the second time that DeLay has been chastised by the ethics panel [...]
"Frankly, the ethics report was too kind to Mr. DeLay and the other House members implicated in the controversy. Mr. DeLay's actions in trying to trade a political endorsement for a vote were inappropriate and unacceptable, and given this grave ethical lapse, he should step down as Majority Leader. The Republican Party should not countenance its leadership violating House rules and standards of ethical behavior," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Boy, and this doesn't even deal with the mess in Texas which threatens several DeLay aides with life in prison. The ethics committee will decide this week whether to investigate DeLay's role in illegal corporate contributions to Texas state legislators, and his selling of favors to his biggest donors.