While accusations continue to mount against DeLay's ethics, or lack thereof, his best line of defense has been to discredit his accusers, and to label accusations as partisan attacks.
But as of yesterday, the game has gotten a bit more interesting. It seems that Republicans are finally starting to realize the repercussions of DeLay's actions and are begining to turn on him. And when members of your own party start calling on you to step down, it truly becomes a different type of ballgame.
Rep. Chris Shays, a Connecticut Republican, told The Associated Press "Tom's conduct is hurting the Republican Party, it is hurting this Republican majority and it is hurting any Republican who is up for re-election," in an interview, calling for DeLay to step down as majority leader.
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It seems that a lot of Republicans are making an effort to get as far from DeLay as possible.
Rick Santorum, the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, said Sunday that DeLay needs to explain his conduct to the public.
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Bush, declining to endorse DeLay's comments, said Friday that he supports "an independent judiciary." He added, "I believe in proper checks and balances."
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said last week that the judges "handled it in a fair and independent way," although he had hoped for a different result.
So in case anyone is keeping count at home, that's one incumbent president with nothing to worry about, one neo-con senate majority leader, and one huge republican douche, that have all taken several ateps back from DeLay.
Now that there is opposition from within his own ranks, DeLay's future is looking the more grim.
Check out the whole article at cnn, it includes a really funny picture