Nbadan
06-27-2006, 02:08 PM
A 'liberal' Judge ruled that Tom Delay likely withdrew from his party nomination, making it highly unlikely that the party will be allowed to choose a candidate to replace Delay on the November ballot....
June 27, 2006, 2:23AM
Judge says DeLay 'withdrew'
Statement may spell trouble for GOP, but 22nd District issue still awaits ruling
By JANET ELLIOTT
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN - A federal judge hearing a ballot dispute Monday involving former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay said he thinks that DeLay withdrew from the November election, indicating potential trouble for Republicans who want to name a replacement candidate.
"He is not going to participate in the election and he withdrew," said U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, who did not issue an official ruling after a daylong trial regarding DeLay's status as the GOP nominee for the 22nd Congressional District.
Jim Bopp, a lawyer for the Republican Party of Texas, disagreed, telling Sparks "there's been no withdrawal." Bopp said that instead, DeLay moved to Virginia, making him ineligible and triggering a state law that allows the party to select a new nominee.
Sparks also said that if political parties are allowed to replace primary election winners with more popular candidates, "the abuse would be incredible."
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.html)
Not that a little thing like handing a Congressional seat to Democrats matters to Tom Delay, I mean, he took the money that Republicans donated for his re-election bid and threw it into his defense coffeer..
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday he's dropping his bid for re-election, while insisting he's never acted improperly.
"I've never done anything while I've been in elective office for my personal gain," he told CNN's "The Situation Room."
Dropping out of the race allows Delay to use his left over campaign contributions to help bankroll his legal defense, said Ken Gross, a Washington lawyer who specializes in campaign finance. DeLay had $1.3 million in his coffers in mid-February, according to federal campaign-finance records.
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.html)
Ain't blind party loyalty just grand?
:lol
June 27, 2006, 2:23AM
Judge says DeLay 'withdrew'
Statement may spell trouble for GOP, but 22nd District issue still awaits ruling
By JANET ELLIOTT
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
AUSTIN - A federal judge hearing a ballot dispute Monday involving former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay said he thinks that DeLay withdrew from the November election, indicating potential trouble for Republicans who want to name a replacement candidate.
"He is not going to participate in the election and he withdrew," said U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, who did not issue an official ruling after a daylong trial regarding DeLay's status as the GOP nominee for the 22nd Congressional District.
Jim Bopp, a lawyer for the Republican Party of Texas, disagreed, telling Sparks "there's been no withdrawal." Bopp said that instead, DeLay moved to Virginia, making him ineligible and triggering a state law that allows the party to select a new nominee.
Sparks also said that if political parties are allowed to replace primary election winners with more popular candidates, "the abuse would be incredible."
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.html)
Not that a little thing like handing a Congressional seat to Democrats matters to Tom Delay, I mean, he took the money that Republicans donated for his re-election bid and threw it into his defense coffeer..
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Embattled Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday he's dropping his bid for re-election, while insisting he's never acted improperly.
"I've never done anything while I've been in elective office for my personal gain," he told CNN's "The Situation Room."
Dropping out of the race allows Delay to use his left over campaign contributions to help bankroll his legal defense, said Ken Gross, a Washington lawyer who specializes in campaign finance. DeLay had $1.3 million in his coffers in mid-February, according to federal campaign-finance records.
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.html)
Ain't blind party loyalty just grand?
:lol