"DeLay Knew Everything" Says Abramhoff

Those S.O.B.s," Abramoff said last week about DeLay and his staffers, according to his luncheon companion. "DeLay knew everything. He knew all the details." Michael Isikoff writes in Newsweek that some of Abramoff's old friends have abandoned him and treated him like a pariah. They claim they knew nothing of his questionable lobbying tactics. "Everybody is lying," Abramoff told a former colleague. There are e-mails and records that will implicate others, he said. He was noticeably caustic about House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. For years, nobody on Washington's K Street corridor was closer to DeLay than Abramoff. They were an unlikely duo. DeLay, a conservative Christian, and Abramoff, an Orthodox Jew, traveled the world together and golfed the finest courses. Abramoff raised hundreds of thousands for DeLay's political causes and hired DeLay's aides, or kicked them business, when they left his employ. But now DeLay, too, has problems—in part because of overseas trips allegedly paid for by Abramoff's clients. In response, DeLay and his aides have said repeatedly they were unaware of Abramoff's behind-the-scenes financing role. "Those S.O.B.s," Abramoff said last week about DeLay and his staffers, according to his luncheon companion. "DeLay knew everything. He knew all the details." Of course as we know DeLay and his Christian right-wing pals intend to fight to the end. As stated in The Washington Post Allies and friends of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Tex.) have concluded that public attention to his ethics is unlikely to abate for months to come, and they plan to try to preserve his power by launching an aggressive media strategy and calling in favors from prominent conservative leaders, according to Republicans participating in the strategy sessions. The Republicans said the strategy combines leaks from DeLay allies about questionable Democratic trips and financial matters; denunciations of unfavorable news stories as biased, orchestrated rehashes; and swift, organized responses to journalists' inquiries [...] Officials working with DeLay said he is trying to lock in support by sowing the message that an attack on him is an attack on the conservative movement, and that taking him out would be the Democrats' first step toward regaining control of the House and Senate. To this I say to the wingnuttery branch of the Republican Party. Bring it on!! Keep you buddy Tom DeLay out there for all to see. The more the focus is on "hottub Tom" hopefully the American people will realize the hypocritical way DeLay has used them as a means to his own ends of ultimate power, greed and a right wing agenda that usurps not only the workings of the Judiciary but their own longheld rights and freedoms. It is clear for all to see that the Bush administration and their lapdogs in congress, Frisk, DeLay, Cornyn et al, are corrupted by power, money and corporate greed. Yes. I say keep this in the forefront and reap the rewards you so earn when the Democrats take back congress in '06.