# DeLay indicted **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 28, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877 "2005-09-28T16:51:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/21 "2005-09-28T17:32:10Z")
> [@Steve MB](#): > > I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to turn in your Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Secret Decoder Ring. Yeah, that and I’ve got to take deep breaths and remember he’s far from convicted at this point. Still, this is a damn good start… ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/22 "2005-09-28T17:37:12Z")
Does this mean that the Republicans have to give back the [five house seats that he underhandedly got for them?](http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/house.main/) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/23 "2005-09-28T17:41:15Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > I’m betting that Hastert is, inside, just a little bit, happy to see the higher profile Delay off screen for a while. I’m betting that Hastert is more than just a little bit happy, like Pinocchio when he got rid of his strings. He has the job because DeLay knew he was too “radioactive” to get it himself, after manipulating the Clinton impeachment that led to the departures only of 2 other Speakers. It has never been clear that Hastert had any real ability to operate independently of DeLay, nor is it clear even yet just who picked Dreier or why. But now Hastert has the opportunity to show that he could be a capable President upon the removal of Bush and Cheney. DeLay’s departure just may have made their impeachments more politically possible, although certainly the 2006 Congressional elections will have a much stronger bearing on that. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Great\_Silence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a4c791/32.png) [@The\_Great\_Silence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Silence)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/24 "2005-09-28T17:46:06Z")
Dreier is just as bad as Delay. Interestingly enough, he’s not married but he lives with his male COS–and has done so for years (12? I think). His COS also makes over 100K/year–which, I understand, is much higher than the average COS salary. I can’t imagine that Dobson and other…interested parties…would be pleased with a possible “closet case” acting as the House Majority Leader. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/25 "2005-09-28T17:46:13Z")
Great news. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/26 "2005-09-28T17:53:03Z")
Jon Stewart and the Daily Show are gonna have a field day with this. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/27 "2005-09-28T18:01:22Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Who here knows anything about Dreier? Is this an improvement, or just a swap? I know he has been getting a lot of flack from a couple of radio talk show activists for a year or more for his do-nothing approach to the illegal immigration problem here in his district and the state of California as a whole. As for the indictment, I had heard that the prosecutor is a liberal (in the liberalist county in Texas) who is trying to make a name for himself. He has done other indictments like this before and the judge has tossed one or two out for lack of merit. Like I said, I had heard this on a radio show out here. Haven’t searched the prosecutor’s background. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/28 "2005-09-28T18:05:41Z")
> [@Yeticus Rex](#): > > As for the indictment, I had heard that the prosecutor is a liberal (in the liberalist county in Texas) who is trying to make a name for himself. He has done other indictments like this before and the judge has tossed one or two out for lack of merit. Like I said, I had heard this on a radio show out here. Haven’t searched the prosecutor’s background. In other words, you’re just doing us the favor of passing on what some radio show host pulled out of his ass. The prosecutor is a Democrat. In Texas, that does not mean he’s a liberal. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/29 "2005-09-28T18:06:31Z")
Dreier is looking like a bit of a powder keg to me. This [article](http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/44/news-ireland.php) is quite trashy, but it delivers. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/30 "2005-09-28T18:09:52Z")
> [@The Great Silence](#): > > I can’t imagine that Dobson and other…interested parties…would be pleased with a possible “closet case” acting as the House Majority Leader. He has won the [Roy Cohn](http://www.blogactive.com/2004/09/take-action-rep-david-dreier-is_17.html) award from [Blogactive.com](http://Blogactive.com) ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/31 "2005-09-28T18:10:41Z")
At least he didn’t get a blow job. And \*\*THAT \*\* mental image gives me the heebie-jeebies. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/32 "2005-09-28T18:18:33Z")
> [@Yeticus Rex](#): > > county in Texas) who is trying to make a name for himself. He has done other indictments like this before and the judge has tossed one or two out for lack of merit. Like I said, I had heard this on a radio show out here. Haven’t searched the prosecutor’s background. [Ronnie Earle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Earle) is 63 years old and has held one elective office or another since 1969. Over his career as Travis County District Attorney he has investigated as many Democrats as Republicans. He already has a name for himself and is nearing the end of his long career of public service. Try, oh I don’t know, plugging his name into Google and reading the first search result before popping off like a dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/33 "2005-09-28T18:25:25Z")
Were the 3, count 'em, 3 admonishments of DeLay from the (GOP-controlled!) House Ethics Committee last year alone simply the actions of a partisan trophy-hunting prosecutor from Texas? **YR** , the clue phone is ringing. Better answer it. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/34 "2005-09-28T18:45:09Z")
😃 The Google ads right now? Three about Karl Rove and one (for bumper stickers) headlined “Speak through your rear end”. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/35 "2005-09-28T18:53:24Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > 😃 > > The Google ads right now? Three about Karl Rove and one (for bumper stickers) headlined “Speak through your rear end”. My google ads are more topical. > [@](#): > > Miami Criminal Defense > State & Federal Criminal Litigation Call Toll Free 1-888-Shark-8-1 > > Criminal Justice Degrees > Study law enforcement, forensics, or corrections. Find schools now. > > Criminal Defense > Aggressive Connecticut Lawyer Free Consultation. 888-417-6678 > > Free Consultation > Cochran Firm Criminal Defense All Crimes - All Courts Florida The Reader must suspect that DeLay is reading. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/36 "2005-09-28T18:59:55Z")
I’m not sure how to take these ads: **Should Karl Rove Resign? Reappearance of Christ Karl Rove, Guilty?** Guess I’d better dig out my Bible and read Relevations. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/37 "2005-09-28T19:00:07Z")
One of my ads says “Prison Rape Elimination.” I bet Mr. DeLay has a sudden interest in this one. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/38 "2005-09-28T19:04:05Z")
That’s odd. I’m getting the criminal defense ones too. The Rovians sound more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/39 "2005-09-28T19:09:55Z")
> [@](#): > > “This is an attempt to criminalize politics,” claimes DeLay. And that would be a bad thing because…? ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877/40 "2005-09-28T19:11:08Z")
> [@This Year's Model](#): > > That’s odd. I’m getting the criminal defense ones too. The Rovians sound more interesting. Mine are two about President Bush and one about Hitler. :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877.md?page=3)