Hastert Shuts Down Congress For DeLay’s Trial --(my gawd!!)

[rodeodance]

http://thinkprogress.org/?tag=Congress

Hastert Shuts Down Congress For DeLay’s Trial

Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert is putting the nation’s business on hold to give Tom DeLay time to complete his criminal trial:

House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and his top lieutenants are seeking to avoid a divisive intra-party leadership fight…Hastert has scheduled the first House session of 2006 for Jan. 31 — after a holiday break of more than a month, and two weeks after senators are due to return to Washington. The late start gives DeLay, a Texas Republican, a greater amount of time with which to dispose of the charges, as new leadership elections could not occur until the House is back in session.

Hastert makes it clear that, in his view, giving DeLay one last shot to hold on to his leadership post is more important than doing work for the American people.

More at the Daily DeLay.

[bigscott]

1. not that they ever cared

but HOW is this in the nation's best interest?

[spindrifter]

2. This is outrageous!

We need to point to all of the important work that must be done on behalf of the citizens. No delay for DeLay, please.

[waldnorm]

3. Considering What the House has Passed This Past Year . . .

Let's hope the Delay trial goes on for months . . . at least by November. :P

[indepat]

5. Maybe even December

:P

[TheFarseer]

8. yeah

I see no negative to this!

[DS1]

4. When Clinton shut down the Government....

:eyes:

I wish all these fucks would just ***

[Jane Austin]

6. Um, will they have to skip the State of the Union Address?

It's given before a joint session of Congress, right?

[no_hypocrisy]

7. They're missing nothing. It's going to be another crappy speech that

is full of lies.

However, I wouldn't mind the dems showing up en masse to "boo" our Commander in Chief.

[Jane Austin]

9. Just thinking that if the House isn't in session, can bush even address

them? It would be an unanticipated bonus if it meant bush couldn't give his SOTU address. :)

[katty]

10. Utterly Disgusting-delay for DeLay

[EndElectoral]

11. Didn't they just get a 3100 pay raise (adjustment)? my god, the hypocrisy