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by Steven D
From the LA Times (via the Associated Press and courtesy Think Progress), the text of the letter Tom DeLay sent the Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert:
Dear Mr. Speaker: Reclaiming his seat on the powerful Appropriations Committee? Does that mean DeLay has the right to kick someone else off? Well, not exactly.
From the San Diego Union Tribune, 12/10/05:
A vacancy on the panel occurred earlier this week when Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Rancho Santa Fe, formally resigned from Congress after pleading guilty to charges that he accepted bribes from defense contractors.Hat tip to Firedoglake. I for one approve. If you remove one crook from the most powerful House Committee, it's only fair (and balanced, don't forget balanced) to replace him with another crook, one who even slurped from the same trough as the Dukestir. Remember Brent Wilkes, Duke's good friend and business associate? The same Wilkes who's named as "Co-conspirator No. 1" in Cunningham's plea aggreement? Guess who else in Congress he "helped" out? That's right, new House Appropriations Committee member DeLay:
Wilkes befriended other legislators, too. He ran a hospitality suite, with several bedrooms, in Washington – first in the Watergate Hotel and then in the Westin Grand near Capitol Hill. Thank god the Speaker of the House is so committed to reform, eh?
DeLay: Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
DeLay: Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
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