Tom DeLay: The Bell Tolls for Thee
Ho, ho, ho! Tom DeLay is in a shit load of trouble, which, I think, is a riot, because he's been the number 1 Republican asshole the last few years. I don't need to tell you about his numerous transgressions because (a) you've probably heard them or have a sense of what's happening, (b) they are too numerous to list and explain, and (c) I'm too lazy to do it and provide links to reference them.
However, as the President's and Congress's approval ratings slip further and further into self-destructing territory, you have to wonder how this will play out. Will the Republicans stand bold and defiant and support him fully, or will they cut the tether and hope that all of the bad news disappears with him? I think, generally, Republicans are trying to distance themselves from him, though it would be just like them to be arrogant and back him fully believing they're impervious to any Democrat resurgence. I think, if you were talking about this in a traditional political sense, they would keep their distance for fear of losing big in 2006. However, as I've stated before in somewhat different terms, we're not in normal times, and traditions such as this have been cast aside in the Republicans' power grab and complete domination of national politics.
The 2006 election has the makings of being a Democrats' version 1994. The party established in power has become bloated, arrogant and corrupt (at least two of these things they used to claim they weren't), and there are prominent identifiable figures like DeLay who are the face of this corruption.
Will the Democrats be organized and be able to win the people over and take back a house of Congress? That's the big question. In 2004, the Presidency was ripe for the taking. It didn't happen. Could things be different this time? And if there's another war (Iran, Syria), or, God forbid, another terrorist attack (God forbid another war, for that matter), this will, of course, changes things, which, for this writer, should make one question--if one hasn't done so already--how the Republicans can repeatedly benefit from horrible things, the timing of which seems always to be quite opportune.
However, as the President's and Congress's approval ratings slip further and further into self-destructing territory, you have to wonder how this will play out. Will the Republicans stand bold and defiant and support him fully, or will they cut the tether and hope that all of the bad news disappears with him? I think, generally, Republicans are trying to distance themselves from him, though it would be just like them to be arrogant and back him fully believing they're impervious to any Democrat resurgence. I think, if you were talking about this in a traditional political sense, they would keep their distance for fear of losing big in 2006. However, as I've stated before in somewhat different terms, we're not in normal times, and traditions such as this have been cast aside in the Republicans' power grab and complete domination of national politics.
The 2006 election has the makings of being a Democrats' version 1994. The party established in power has become bloated, arrogant and corrupt (at least two of these things they used to claim they weren't), and there are prominent identifiable figures like DeLay who are the face of this corruption.
Will the Democrats be organized and be able to win the people over and take back a house of Congress? That's the big question. In 2004, the Presidency was ripe for the taking. It didn't happen. Could things be different this time? And if there's another war (Iran, Syria), or, God forbid, another terrorist attack (God forbid another war, for that matter), this will, of course, changes things, which, for this writer, should make one question--if one hasn't done so already--how the Republicans can repeatedly benefit from horrible things, the timing of which seems always to be quite opportune.
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