"Not to mention they don't like his harsh character when it comes to politics."
As for myself (since I can't speak for anyone else), I have supported Tom DeLay for all these years because (1)He has a no bullsh*t approack to doing what we elected him to do and (2)he won't hesitate for a minute to bring the "squishies" into line. His biggest "fault" is that by and large he has been the most effective conservative leader in the House in generations.
"Everyone cheered when President Bush asked for civility in politics."
And we have seen just how the members of the RAT party as well as the RINO's have treated President Bush haven't we? President Bush has repeatedly put out his hand in the spirit of cooperation only to have it slapped away. Thank goodness that we have had Tom DeLay in a position to defend our president when the "squishies" have done and/or said nothing.
Rest assured, there will be no Nick Lampson or any squishy RINO representing my 22nd Congressional District. Not if I and many others have anything to say about it.
Not that I am in the district, but it depends on who you talk to as to his faults. There are very few angels in Washington DC.
None the less I only said what I said in this post in jest. I am not defending nor supporting either or anyone in this race.
I think if Campbell wins or if DeLay wins there will be a good solid Republican in office.
Who is the RINO you are talking about anyway?
Seriously though, you sound like you are trying to make DeLay out to be some God of the Republican Party. There has been a whole heck of a lot more people than DeLay working on conservative issues than just DeLay. To think conservatism can't survive without him is BS.
I wouldn't give credit to DeLay as you have... there are thousands of people who have worked behind the scenes to get things done without much fanfare.
Anyone except DeLay is a RINO.
Its kind of like the NFL... you have players that have been great for years... but thats just it... been great for years.
There comes a time when you trade a star and get a rookie for the next generation.
Personally I started this whole thread as a neutral discussion.
Now I will express my opinion...anyone who stays in DC for 20 plus years is getting over the hill.
I think if anyone tainted DeLay, it was DeLay. Screw that prosecutor. Who gives a damn about him. The left does dislike DeLay and there is no BS about that. Because he engenders so much hate against him it makes him ineffective. He's already lost his position of leader. That no nonsense bloodletting style of knocking heads cuts both ways.
That didn't happen because everyone else is a RINO. Its because he shot himself in the foot.
While he did have an illustrious carreer thats great. I admire it. If it goes on another 2 years or 10 years thats ok.
Still though, from the sounds of it DeLay is making himself out to be the king. Kind of like Terrel Owens.
Talking to people who post things like DeLay is the best at everything kind of thing...I don't get a good taste about that. What about those thousands and hundreds of thousands of people that work in their districts to get things done? If the DeLay camp doesn't start to recognize then they need to retire.
We will have to see what DeLay actually says. You are a poster on the internet and not a spokesman, but I can say that the conservative shift nationwide is bigger than DeLay.
From the smells of things not only DeLay but many others on both sides of the isle get up in DC and start taking special interest money and they start contorting politics in the way it shouldn't go.
Example being, lets be tough on China. Lets take the President of Taiwan to a baseball game... sure thats cool by me.
But as soon as someone whispers that we might should get tough economically on China, the Wal Mart money flows, the vote cuts across party lines and common sense gets kicked out the door.
Not to mention all that is done under the hat of being a 'true conservative'...and everyone else is a unionist RINO pig if they don't like so and so's opinion.