DeLay Vows to Take Name Off Texas Ballot

[Kadie]

DeLay Vows to Take Name Off Texas Ballot

By SUZANNE GAMBOA
The Associated Press
Tuesday, August 8, 2006; 6:43 PM

WASHINGTON -- Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Tuesday he is taking the necessary steps to remove his name from the November ballot, giving his party a chance to field a write-in candidate in hopes of holding the House seat.

Buffeted by scandal, DeLay said his June 9 resignation from Congress was "irrevocable" and maintained that he's no longer a Texan.

"As a Virginia resident, I will take the actions necessary to remove my name from the Texas ballot. To do anything else would be hypocrisy," DeLay said in a statement.

DeLay was forced to act after Republicans lost several court fights to remove his name from the ballot in the Houston-area district and replace him with a GOP-chosen nominee. Republicans ended their legal battles Monday when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia refused to hear their case, letting the appeals court decision stand.

DeLay criticized the courts' decisions as he encouraged the Republican Party to "take any and all actions necessary to give Texas voters an up-or-down choice this fall between two major party candidates."

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[thepurpose]

1. Of course when the courts don't agree with Tom it's a bad decision.

[Lost-in-FL]

2. Is he committing suicide?

I would think the only way to get his name off the ballot is if the is dead.

[Fleshdancer]

12. don't get my hopes up

:evilgrin:

[Swamp Rat]

15. LOL!!!! Everyone's readin' my mind today!

:D

Maybe he will drink some Bengal or RAID? :evilgrin:

[aggiesal]

21. There is no provision to remove a name, ...

even if the candidate has died.

You'll have to ask yourself; Why did Delay run in
the primary, if he is not a citizen of the state of Texas?

Also, if he is not a citizen of Texas during the primary,
wouldn't this be illegal?

He's such a 

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[SaveElmer]

3. Well it's those "Liberal Judges"...like Antonin Scalia...nt

[IChing]

6. LOL......good one..you forgot to include "activist" though n/t

[smtpgirl]

24. Scalia "set it up"

for the Supreme Court to vote on Delay's case, bet that Delay is "erased" from the primary's

[Ian David]

4. It was the height of hubris to run in the primary in the first place

And the fact that he WON, shows that Texas Republicans deserve whatever they get.

I hope they elect a Democrat that makes Gay Pride Day an official State Holiday for Texas, declares "Imagine" by John Lennon to be the state anthem, and puts condoms in every classroom.

[napi21]

5. OH MY GOODNESS! Did he REALLY say that???

To do anything else would be hypocrisy," DeLay said in a statement.


DeLay be a hypocrit!!!! NAWWWWW, that would never happen! :sarcasm:

[sweetheart]

7. Delay, remember what 'appen to kenny boy...

what you think we laughin at you criminal fucking the public? You think it funny? Delay?

Remember what happened to kenny boy. The reaper come for you before you make good and it be bad...

Would that any of these trilobites had a sense of their mortality.

[Subdivisions]

8. The Supreme Court today

said that his name must remain on the ballot. So, he'll have a tough time removing it.

[Renew Deal]

9. What's the rule if the candidate dies?

Someone should ask Delay If suicide is an option and has he considered it? He said everything.

[reichstag911]

31. I believe...

...that it depends on the state's law, but it would seem that the law is against DeLay here. Remember, also, that in Missouri a few years back, John Asscroft lost his senate race to Mel Carnahan, who was, at the time, dead.

[MrCoffee]

10. Quitter...what would Katie Harris say?

[Dr.Phool]

11. She'd say

"You want a bite of this here 'possum Tom".

[MrCoffee]

13. tehehe

hell yes she would! god, i love her so much it hurts sometimes.

[raysr]

14. He's going to run as

a write-in. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060807/ap_on_el_ho/scotus_delay_s_replacement;_ylt=AgiMTzxX.2jxigfuGe1ZvMGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OTB1amhuBHNlYwNtdHM-http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/08/with_delay_out_gop_will_have_t.html

[BuyingThyme]

16. I hope he keeps sayin' stuff.

[McCamy Taylor]

17. Cut and run Republicans cant take the heat!

[Nikki Stone 1]

18. We should send him little bottles of white out

He can remove his name from every ballot, one by one. :)

[MrCoffee]

19. Perfect!

tehehe. me likey that idea.

[B Calm]

20. Hang down your head Tom Dee-lay, hang down your head and cry,

now that you been indicted, poor boy your bound to die...

[WatchWhatISay]

22. I could hardly wait to hear what Jaunita had to say about all this

And she didn't disappoint:

They say that DeLay will make his own announcement this afternoon. Prediction: it will be unapologetic, filled with self pity, and there will be at least 5 mentions of God, Jesus, and little children. Although Thelma is betting that he'll hide behind little puppies this time just for a change of pace.
Today is Ole Bubba's and my wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary, Bubba - here's Tom DeLay's Rump on a Plate, all gift-wrapped with a bow about the size of Vermont

http://www.brazosriver.com/

[tex-wyo-dem]

23. Whoa!! "maintained that he's no longer a Texan" ?!!?

I'm bettin' his good-ole-boy constituency down in Houston isn't too happy with Tommy declaring he's no longer a Texan...that's dang near treason!

Some of these statements just about made me fall out of my chair:

"To do anything else would be hypocrisy." From the man who took hypocrisy in Washington to a whole new level.

"take any and all actions necessary to give Texas voters an up-or-down choice this fall between two major party candidates." Gee, Tommy, I thought that was Frist's talking point.

[elehhhhna]

28. Then why's he still living here in Sugar Land?

[PinkyisBlue]

25. "Following the rules of law is only for the little people,

er, the Democrats", stated Tom DeLay.

"I mean, I don't want to be a hypocrit or anything, but what's a law? Didn't you see my signing statement"?

[dorktv]

26. Okay...how many people have a picture of DeLay sneaking into

where the ballots are stored in a ninja suit with a lot of Sharpies to blank out his name?

[sangfroid]

27. Well, there's your solution...

Have Delay and Faux Joe Liarmann switch places! Joe could run as a crazoid Texas Repug and start publicly Frenching the Chimp, just the way he's always wanted to do; and Tom Dickhead will simply disappear into the background in CT.

Or, on the other hand, both of them could just SHUT THE HELL UP and take their medicine.

[datasuspect]

29. why would he turn tail and give up his claim to being a texan

any texan i know would never say "i am not a texan." you'd have to kill them first before they said that.

talk about flip flopping.

[hatrack]

30. Bring lots of erasers and whiteout, Tom!

Hope your wrist doesn't get too sore!

:evilgrin: