Stand by your cockroach
Tom “Bug Man” DeLay is perhaps the single most corrupt politician in recent memory. Comparing corrupt politicians is a lot like comparing cancerous tumors—they’re all bad, but some just scare the crap out of you. The Republicans, bent on creating a new “culture of reform” (or some other catch-phrase they want to create), sure are starting off on the right foot:
Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, forced to step down as the No. 2 Republican in the House, scored a soft landing Wednesday as GOP leaders rewarded him with a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee.
DeLay, R-Texas, also claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently investigating an influence-peddling scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with lawmakers. The subcommittee also has responsibility over NASA—a top priority for DeLay, since the Johnson Space Center is located in his Houston-area district.
Yes, good to see they are cleaning house by putting DeLay on an oversight committee for the Justice Department. The scale of perverse corruption is awe-inspiring. The best you can say about Tom DeLay is that he’s an arrogant asshole who serves power before everything, and it only goes downhill from there.
DeLay was able to rejoin the powerful Appropriations panel — he was a member until becoming majority leader in 2003—because of a vacancy created after the resignation of Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif. Cunningham pleaded guilty in November to charges relating to accepting $2.4 million in bribes for government business and other favors.
Oh, well, at least we’re trading one corrupt asshole for another. Mind bending, isn’t it?
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