Posted on 04/03/2006 7:46:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texan touched by a lobbying scandal that ensnared some of his former top aides and cost the congressman to his leadership post, won't seek re-election to Congress, a Republican official said Monday.
DeLay was expected to disclose the plans Tuesday, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the DeLay had not publicly disclosed his plans.
U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay smiles during a news conference regarding federal funding to help Houston law enforcement in this Tuesday, March 21, 2006 file photo, in Houston. DeLay will not seek re-election to Congress, a Republican official says. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, FILE)
Guilty or not, they have again run a Republican out of office on charges that would not even draw a headline in the NYTimes if it was a Democrat.
So I wonder if he went to primary to prevent any of the guys running against him from winning and then expects a vacancy committee to appoint a better candidate.
Tom needs to take a break, finish up with this annoying legal business is Texas, and figure out what he can do next with his considerable skills..
Embattled Republican baron Tom DeLay, pictured last year, handily won a Republican primary election in his Texas district, in his first faceoff with the electorate since he was indicted on money laundering and campaign finance violations(AFP/Pool/File)
Senator Delay?
Republicans always throw their own to the wolves.....One thing you can say about the Dems is they fight for their people no matter what.
Any word of McKinney's withdrawal?
Nope.
So this is just further proof that GOP voters will not accept this kind of behavior in it's candidates, but democrats do.
Ping for Mo1 to placemark and thanks for the link BSF.
Republicans are not that bold !:)
I say that AGAINST the democrats.
What behavior?
Why not?
Delay '08
Very true - And just look how many on the right (GOP) want to jump ship on GWB when the WOT gets tough.....or look at the awful comments made toward GWB over a differing of opinion when it comes to the immigration debate (from those on the right).
He's backing out just weeks after winning the primary?
Hmm, smells like a guilty plea is coming down to me.
Oh no!!!
This is bizarre.
True but you see the Dems no matter how wrong will go to the mat for things they care about....We have all these judges waiting and even with a 55/45 majority they wont be voted on....Delay was one of the few Reps with guts!
Agreed. People that will stay in one office more then 10 years always make me wonder?
McCain, is that you? (The only real campaign finance reform would be term limits)
Guilty of what? Being a successful leader and party fundraiser? How much money is the elegant Barack Obama raising these days?
The left may end up regreting having driven Delay from office.
Other stories indicate he is resigning early.......
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1179853,00.html
they didnt fight for that fraud hackett
Here's Reuters take;
"""WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep. Tom Delay, the embattled former Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, will drop out of his congressional re-election race and leave Congress, U.S. media reported on Monday.
Delay told Time magazine he was to announce on Tuesday that he was not running for re-election. "I'm very much at peace with it," he said.
TV channels CNN and MSNBC carried the same news that the 58-year-old Delay, who has been engulfed in a corruption scandal involving a convicted lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, was dropping out."""
In truth I am upset with Bush on the WOT. He has been trying to pander to the liberals by handcuffing our troops instead of allowing them to win.
Let's hope for at least that much!
Damn democrats. I despise them.
Will a replacement GOP candidate stand a better chance at beating liberal phony Nick Lampson?
Yes it would!
$3M in his coffers! Primary finished! This reeks. This South Valley Texan not impressed. But not much of what the GOP does these days is very impressive. And I have been one of Tom's most ardent admirers here to fore.
hmmm.. GWB is on the right????
news to me ;/
That would drive David Gregory to a drug he hasn't tried before.
LOL..If there is one he hasn't tried.
Even the Dems could see the picnic was short a few sandwhiches!
What behavior?
Look I actually like Tom DeLay. I think he was a valuable player on the GOP team, and only wish Frist and most of the other republicans had the cahones DeLay did.
At the same time when the DeLay Aide pled guilty last week, guilt was obvious.
The US Senate?
It's not going to happen.
Federal prison? If Delay is lucky he'll get a soft serve, like Martha Stewart.
And just for the record, Valuable as Delay was, I don't vote for these guys so they can make themselves wealthy. If that's more important to them fine -- Just don't run as a republican.
Or maybe the press are about to dig some more dirt and he feels that that could harm the Republican Party more if he is running for office.
After all it is less news if he has already withdrawn his nomination.
just wondering if abramoff threw him under the bus
GWB is not "right"....he has to be forced by the base to do the right thing....He is all we have and thats sad.
Fat bloated Kennedy committs involuntary manslaughter and remains in the Senate. Unfrickingbelievable.
I think you are reaching.
GOP voters just selected DeLay in a contested primary. How this is evidence of GOP voters not accepting 'this kind of behavior' is not readily apparent.
Kennedy gets the automatic pass.
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AP on Yahoo
Officials: DeLay Won't Seek Re-Election
WASHINGTON - Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a Texan touched by a lobbying scandal that ensnared some of his former top aides and cost the Republican his leadership post, won't seek re-election to Congress, officials said Monday.
They said DeLay also is likely to resign his seat and leave Congress by the end of May.
DeLay was expected to disclose his plans Tuesday, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the congressman had not made that announcement.
Several officials said DeLay called Texas members of Congress to tell them he is dropping out of his re-election race.
"He'll resign," a former senior DeLay aide said.
Bad News.
If he is resigning, that indicates a Guilty Plea is on the way.
Yeah, what did he do , precisely?
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