Here’s the Deal
Okay, the Travis County (Think Austin) District Attorney’s Office is given the responsibility of investigating and prosecuting public corruption all oer Texas. The last DA, Ronnie Earl, got the indictment against DeLay and the current DA, Rosemary Lehmberg, got the conviction.
Lehmberg got arrested for and plead guilty to DWI last April. She spent 45 days in the county jail and took her full punishment.
Rick Perry wants her to resign because she’s a Democrat. If she resigns Perry will get to appoint a Republican District Attorney and start indicting every damn Democrat in Texas.
She refused to resign. She wanted to. She really did. But, she knew the price of her resignation was a Republican District Attorney who would immediately drop all charges against Tom DeLay and indict the etire Democratic Texas Senate.
She stayed put.
So, Rick Perry threatened her.
Yes, ma’am he did. Threatened her plan and simple. He told her either you resign or I will veto funding for the public integrity unit. This stuff got very serious when the Republican Lt Gov obviously falsified time documents following the Wendy Davis filibuster.
In June, Perry made good on his veto.
In a two-page complaint filed shortly after Perry’s veto, the head of Texans for Public Justice accused Perry of possibly violating laws regarding coercion of a public servant, bribery, abuse of official capacity and official oppression.
“Governor Perry violated the Texas Penal Code by communicating offers and threats under which he would exercise his official discretion to veto the appropriation,” wrote Craig McDonald, the group’s executive director, in the June 26 complaint.
Travis County recuse themselves so it got tossed to neighboring Williamson County. The judge there is appointing a special prosecutor to investigate.
With any luck at all, Rick Perry and Don (oops – Tom) DeLay will eventually be sharing a jail cell or a joint appearance on Dancin’ With the Felons.
Thanks to everybody for getting excited about this.
Proof: There is a God!
1OMG, I’m ready to come home now. There’s hope!!!!!
2Why is Tom Delay not in jail? He was convicted, right?
3He appealed. Still out but he’s a pathetic bitter little man.
4Here’s hoping Rick gets a real judicial bi#%^-slap.
5Williamson County? Could this be helpful?
6Couldn’t happen to a nicer couple of jackwagons.
7Karma does come around, doesn’t it (written with huge smile on face).
8OOOOPS…..
9I live in Williamson County. This is not Travis County, by a long shot. I’ll follow this closely, but I’m not going to hold my breath. Here’s hoping we are pleasantly surprised.
10Well that seems one reason Gov. Forgot Where I Am would want to set up housekeeping anywhere but Texas.
11Isn’t there anywhere in this Indictment something AG Holder etal could sink their teeth in?
12Ellen and Junebug, that was my thought. I live in Bell County, which is politically pretty close to Williamson. Or the Taliban. Not sure which.
13Don DeLay’s Tom’s evil twin, right?
14You mean there’s an eviller twin?
15“With any luck at all, Rick Perry and Don (oops – Tom) DeLay will eventually be sharing a jail cell…” We should be so lucky.
I sent a hand-written letter to hizzonner the Governor when the threat first came out in the paper. Even signed it as an Aggie. I never got a response. I was greatly disappointed by that as I really wanted to see how he was going to weasel out of it.
I wonder if the aide who initially read it was a t-sip? The aide could have shredded it.
[I say “t-sip” only as a derogatory for those who abuse public office. I have plenty of friends who are Texas Exes. It’s a very fine school.]
16Rick Perry really does believe he’s King of Texas.
Huh.
17Absolute power corrupts absolutely. RWNJ are proving this adage in spades in Texas,Alaska,North Carolina and elsewhere.
18Ironic that Delay and rwnj want to take away nearly all appeals of death row inmates,guilty or not,and yet Delay has remained free for about eight years on appeals. I say put him to death now and save some taxpayer moola.
19DeLay is growing old before my very eyes. When, if ever, will he start wearing a prison uniform?
20Hang em high.
21Let’s hope the special prosecutor isn’t some Repug lackey who declines to prosecute.
22Don Delay was a cousin to Tom. He passed away earlier this year in his hometown of Goliad. He was without a doubt the kindest, sweetest man I have ever known. He was always the gentleman who was devoted to his children and totally adored his wife. Please, don’t profane his name by thinking he was in any way like Tom.
As for moving this inquiry to Williamson Co., good look from that bastion of deceit.
23By the time Tom gets in prison, he’ll look so bad his cellmate
24won’t touch him.