THE FIX IS IN DOWN IN TOM DELAY'S TEXAS DISTRICT

As you probably know, DWT has a team member deep in the heart of Texas, right in DeLay's Sugarland lair. Today Rozius fills us in on the latest shenanigans in Tom Delay's foul little world.


Anyone who was under the impression that the announcement of Tom Delay's upcoming resignation signaled the end of political corruption in Texas' Congressional District 22 should now see how misguided their hopes really were.

According to Texas law an election to replace a dead, convicted or resigned member of Congress must take place on one of the 2 remaining uniform election days, May 13 or November 7. The law further states that such elections require the ballot to be set up 36 days before election day.

That means that Tom Delay must resign today (April 7, 2006) in order for a special election to be held on May 13.

That isn't going to happen. Delay is purposely holding off resigning until after the deadline has passed in order to allow him time to hand pick his own successor setting up a November showdown with Democrat Nick Lampson who, according to the polls, would win the election if it were held today.

Of course, Rick "Governor Goodhair" Perry could call a special election at any time to see to it that the people of the 22nd Congressional District do not go unrepresented until next January. But, since Perry is one of Delay's and Dubya's favorite cabana boys that is very unlikely.

Meanwhile, the Delay mob continues "business as usual."

On Wednesday, Democrat Lampson called a press conference on the steps of the Sugarland, Texas Courthouse in order to ask Governor Perry to see to it that the citizens of the 22nd District got a timely chance to elect a Congressman more interested in their hopes and dreams than in furthering the right wing agenda of the Bush Crime Family.

Lampson began his press conference with a small crowd of 40 supporters  in attendance. As he answered questions from the local press a crowd of GOP supporters, summoned by Delay's campaign manager via e-mail, swooped in and began to disrupt the meeting.

In a scene right out of the Florida recount these GOP thugs showed their "conservative compassion' by drowning out Mr. Lampson's statement and by roughing up a 70 year old woman. (Video clip here.)

The Sugarland police stood by and did nothing.

When asked why they were there the Delay Brownshirts responded:
"I think what you're going to see is Republicans will rally behind a candidate and help get word out that Nick Lampson was one of the worst liberals the Texas delegation has ever seen."

"We just didn't like him coming in to Sugar Land. He surely should have known he was going to get some opposition."

"Nick is Nancy Pelosi's liberal lapdog from Beaumont, and he should get used to being confronted for the next seven months,"

The Lampson campaign responded:
"Rick Perry dances to the tune of Tom DeLay's drum. Their partisan politics are more important than the people of this district having a voice."

So there you have it. The more things change the more they remain the same.

I'll keep you posted as this campaign develops.
-Rozius, April 7, 2006