TOM DELAY IS MEAT
From MSNBC courtesy of Eschaton:
By melodramatically linking his own destiny with that of Terri Schiavo, DeLay didn’t help himself. He made himself look vulnerable and scared – which is all his enemies needed to convince themselves to step up their attacks. If you want to watch a passion play, fine. But don’t cast yourself in the lead.
This is a city dedicated to ambition, but also to the occasional ritual (and largely ineffective) cleansing. The goal of the truly power-hungry is to find new routes to the top without antagonizing a critical mass of the trampled and the angry. DeLay succeeded for quite some time; that time might be about to end. True, Republicans control both chambers of Congress. But just because DeLay won’t be subpoenaed to testify on the Hill doesn’t mean he is safe.
Why? First, a federal grand jury, which is deep into an investigation of fundraising and influence peddling by DeLay’s friends and former staffers in town. The probe may never reach DeLay himself; indeed, he’s not the focus of the probe. But in the court of politics, guilt by association can add up to … guilt. The roster of people close to him has gotten long and, therefore, conspicuous.
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The moment that DeLay becomes more of a liability than an asset to the Republicans, they'll cast him off as quickly as they did Trent Lott--as Hunter S. Thompson might have said, in D.C. the smell of fresh blood emboldens the cannibals, and DeLay's small scratches may very well be starting to hemorrhage. Of course, as the excerpt above observes, DeThroning DeLay will not mean the end of GOP rule, but it will be nice to see him eaten by his own tribe. I can't wait. I really do hate him.
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