LETTERS: DeLay responds to Bell
It’s been said somewhere that pride goeth before a fall. As a matter of fact, I do believe that statement comes straight from the Bible (I DO remember a little bit of my Sunday School indoctrination), that book which soon-to-be-former Rep. Tom DeLay claims as his own. So, you might think, then, that DeLay might be exhibiting at least a modicum of humility and grace, given his recent announcement that he will be resigning from Congress and will not be running for re-election. Well, if you’d been thinking that, you clearly haven’t been paying attention, for if there’s one thing that defines Tom DeLay, it’s avarice, greed, self-superiority, and arrogance. OK…FOUR things, but who’s counting??
This morning’s Houston Chronicle features a letter from my disgraced Congressman, who clearly seems to think that we actually care about his ability to massage his own ego. Without giving too much away, how about if I just let you read DeLay’s mental masturbation for yourself?
CLEANUP!! AISLE FIVE!!!
CHRIS Bell’s April 9 Outlook article, “WITHOUT DELAY / Next, fix ethics mess in Texas / Add reform to special session call,” is a case study in exactly why he lost his seat in Congress last year and why he has no chance of winning his race for governor this year. Like Bell, his op-ed was preening, dishonest and disturbingly obsessed with, well, me.
First of all, he incorrectly - and egotistically - asserted that he somehow played a role in my decision to leave Congress. Unless he is admitting to unethical and illegal coordination with Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, no unemployed liberal peacock (even one as indulgent in self-flattery as he is) had anything to do with my decision.
Secondly, Bell conveniently never mentioned that it was he - not I - who was cited by the ethics committee as having broken House rules.
And finally Bell’s entire op-ed, while ostensibly about legislative priorities for the upcoming session, was really all about me. He has had a psychologically curious fixation on me ever since his Democratic constituents threw him out of office in an embarrassing primary defeat in 2004.
Texans voting for governor this November deserve a campaign that’s about ideas, but so far they’re not getting that from the Democratic nominee. Bell would like Texans to think he’s somehow running against me, but, as usual, he’s just running his mouth.
U.S. REP. TOM DELAY Sugar Land
Stunning, isn’t it? What else can one possibly say about Tom DeLay except that he just doesn’t get it? He clearly cannot or has chosen not to accept the reality that his situation is a product of his own actions. Karma can be a real b—-h, no? Of course, he’s a man of God and a Republican, so it’s OK, because…repeat after me, kids…BEING A REPUBLICAN MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SAY YOU’RE SORRY.
When is the arrogant jackass leaving for Virginia, anyway? Not soon enough, certainly.
