Tom DeLay Arrested! Whoda Thunk?

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Should he resign? I don't think he has a choice.

Texas Court Issues Warrant for DeLay

By SUZANNE GAMBOA
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas court on Wednesday issued a warrant for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's arrest, and set an initial $10,000 bail as a routine step before his first court appearance on conspiracy and state money laundering charges.

Travis County court officials said DeLay was ordered to appear at the Fort Bend County, Texas, jail for booking, where he'd likely be fingerprinted and photographed. DeLay's lawyers had hoped to avoid such a spectacle.

The warrant, known as a capias, is ``a matter of routine and bond will be posted,'' DeLay attorney Dick DeGuerin said.

The lawyer declined to say when DeLay would surrender to authorities but said the lawmaker would make his first court appearance Friday morning.
The charges against the Texas Republican stem from allegations that a DeLay-founded Texas political committee funneled corporate money into state GOP legislative races through the National Republican Party

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Thank God it's just conspiracy and state money laundering charges- I thought he might have had sex with a busty 20 something.

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I plan to get a copy of his mug shot and blow it up to hang on my wall.

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This leaves Frist and his nifty little blind trust stock deal.

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Well, I don't think he need resign as a congressperson, or whatever he is, but he ought to stand aside from his leadership position until the matter is settled, I would have thought.

That is what people in such circumstances do here, anyway, and I consider it a good idea.

I assume that, if convicted, he would no longer be eligible to be in congress anyway?

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does this mean he will get Rove's postion in the white house?

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dyslexia wrote:

does this mean he will get Rove's postion in the white house?

I think they might end up as cell mates.

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maybe i've been wrong all these years, maybe there is a god

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http://www.jcmax.com/~jwt/sounds/laugh_lmc.au

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Green Witch wrote:

dyslexia wrote:
does this mean he will get Rove's postion in the white house?

I think they might end up as cell mates.

in which case they might get monica's position in the white house

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djjd62 wrote:

Green Witch wrote:
dyslexia wrote:
does this mean he will get Rove's postion in the white house?

I think they might end up as cell mates.

in which case they might get monica's position in the white house

I thought Jeff Gannon got that job... They better order up a bunch of blue dresses just to be safe.

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How come this is such a surprise?

Didn't the press know this day had to happen once the indictments occurred?