Combustible DeLay May Be Low-Key at RNC

[Nambe]

Associated Press

NEW YORK - Republicans are putting forward a softer, more moderate face at their convention this week. That's no place for Tom DeLay, the combustible, conservative House majority leader. ..

An ardent supporter of the aerospace industry, DeLay will speak at a "Space Jam" reception at Studio 450 honoring him Tuesday night, a month after he vowed to restore $1.1 billion that House Republicans tentatively cut from NASA (news - web sites)'s budget.

Sponsors of the invitation-only reception include Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Orbital, software company AGI and the Space Foundation. Brian Chase, the foundation's vice president, said the $50,000 reception is to thank DeLay, not an effort to affect the outcome of the spending fight. ..

Delay also faces investigations by the House Ethics committee and federal prosecutors in Texas into fund-raising activities associated with him. ..
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[Lefty48197]

1. That settles it. We all need to talk about Tom DeLay for the next week.

and don't forget Newt Gingrich.

[jus_the_facts]

2. Why NOT...they have *DEM* Zell Miller to stand in for 'im....

:puke:

[makhno]

3. Laughable

This would be called "corruption" in any other Western country, but in America, we call it "thanking our politicians" or, in really conspicuous cases, "questionable fund-raising activities."

It's time to reform the system to cut all private contributions to political campaigns.