DeLay's aides begin clearing out his office, wonder where to go

[Judi Lynn]

Jan. 11, 2006, 11:20PM
DeLay's aides begin clearing out his office, wonder where to go
Congressman is moving to a smaller space with fewer staffers


By SAMANTHA LEVINE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The BlackBerries have to be handed in, the hard drives emptied of data and the parking passes given up.

Tom DeLay on Saturday gave up his attempt to regain the House majority leader's post, and now his staffers are beginning the mundane chore of clearing out his leadership offices on the first floor of the Capitol and the more serious task of figuring out where they'll go next.
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He also will no longer have the more than 20 employees of the majority leader's office. He will just have the 10 or so staffers in his congressional office.

DeLay may still retain a security detail and driver, because they are assigned if a lawmaker is a target of threats, Madden said.
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[punpirate]

1. Target of threats?

What? Tom "I am the government" DeCay, the subject of threats? From whom? Prosecutors? Abramoff?

Oh, my... I forgot. All those peers of his in the GOP caucus who might go down the tubes with him.... :P

[flordehinojos]

6. Delay just likes to live LA VIDA LOCA

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[saigon68]

28. GO TO JAIL-- DO NOT PASS GO

[Hardrada]

2. Our Wal-mart here has some openings.

[Wilms]

3. Iraq has a load of opportunity.

[MsMagnificent]

4. LOL Love your graphics!

Just what I thought upon reading that:

BOO-HOO-HOO! :eyes:

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Ah well... The Buxh economy has added sooo many jobs this year

They can always find a better paying job tomorrow.

It's hard to find sympathy for those who went "all in" on Tom DeLay or the party in general.

[barb162]

31. Well the Bush economy has added a lot of part-time cashier jobs

they can do that.

[liberalnurse]

7. When I toured the Capitol, this past September,

his office was actually in the Capitol and not down the street. There was a fully armed/vested guard standing at the door. I had called my Congressman and scheduled a private tour when I went to D.C to Protest the War. My Congressman is a reug! I even got Gallery seats.

[napi21]

8. 20 employees? I don't even know why he needs 10?

Does every Congressman have 10 staffers? Hmmm, why can we reduce gov't costs by reducing every congressman to 5 staffers?

[leesa]

21. 5 staffers and they STILL can't manage to read the bills they are

responsible for voting on.

[MagickMuffin]

9. "the hard drives emptied of data"

:wtf:

I would think that the hard drives would be considered evidence, in the mounting "Culture of Corruption" scandal.

[0007]

10. Probably at this point it doesn't make much difference, they've

got all the evidence and know he's rotten to the core.

http://uk.gizmodo.com/baby,crying,tantrum-thumb.jpg
Even Tom junior is upset

[MagickMuffin]

30. I hope your right about that

otherwise they are probably going to miss out on a lot of important emails, etc.

[crikkett]

12. that's why they need emptying...

:)

[wordpix]

22. yes, why are the hard drives not seized as evidence? WTF?

[TrogL]

26. that's an interesting pseudonym for "porn"

[MagickMuffin]

29. totally unintentional

but I have to admit very funny:evilgrin:


:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

11. Note to self:

Call the wahhhhhmbulance.

Only after far more important tasks are completed, like taking a crap, sorting toothpicks, gazing into space reflectively...

[hippiechick]

13. "Wondering where to go ?" How 'bout ... JAIL ?

:freak:

[gratuitous]

20. That occurred to me, as well

The old Gray Bar Hotel has immediate seating.

[Orsino]

27. No, they're not wondering where to go.

The family takes care of its own. They'll wind up as corporate lobbyists--arguably what they were doing for DeLay.

[Kber]

14. I suppose they could apply for jobs with the new majority leader

if Delay staffers weren't turning out to be so corrupt and radioactive.

[SpeedwayDemocrat]

15. Get those resumes ready and posted, kids!

So how do you list it on the RESUME? Hmmmm....would you put that you worked for Delay on your resume? (Maybe this is a question for the new DU Career forum...) "One, slightly used Congressional Staffer seeks new opportunity to rule world..." Hey kids, enjoy that $322 a week on unemployment - I know I did (NOT!)

[rodeodance]

16. tsk, tsk,

[seemslikeadream]

17. Ths card maybe kept until needed or sold

[tanyev]

18. Ha! We should all mail Tom a Get Out of Jail Free card.

[IndianaGreen]

19. Wal-Mart is hiring

DeLay's staffers can become Wal-Mar greeters and get a taste of the lifestyle many of us have to endure.

[DFWJock]

23. They can become

prison guards so they can keep an eye on him.

[Demeter]

24. I Hear the Caymans are nice this time of year...

No extradition treaty.

[mitchum]

25. I have a suggestion for where they can go (and what to do there)...