I've been wondering how the republicans can possibly distance themselves from Delay and all the corruption the public associates to him. Stepping down was a good move, but we all know that doesn't end such a systemic problem. With that in mind I read
this article,titled "DeLay Tried, Failed to Aid Abramoff Client." The article states:
WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay tried to pressure the Bush administration into shutting down an Indian-owned casino that lobbyist Jack Abramoff wanted closed -- shortly after a tribal client of Abramoff's donated to a DeLay political action committee, The Associated Press has learned.
The Texas Republican demanded closure of the casino, owned by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas, in a Dec. 11, 2001 letter to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Associated Press obtained the letter from a source who did not want to be identified because of an ongoing federal investigation of Abramoff and members of Congress.
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So, an anonymous source wants people to know Delay tried to pressure the Administration into his corrupt activities. Why? Here's why:
Ashcroft never took action on the request. The Texas casino was closed the following year by a federal court ruling in a 1999 lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general, John Cornyn, now a U.S. senator.
Somebody either didn't think this through, or, they know Cornyn is not up for reelection until 2008 and they think they can bury that part of the story.
I think Delay is about to take a very big one for the team.