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...caused his fellow Republicans one headache after another, and it appears that the tide of support for DeLay within the Grand Old Party is beginning to ebb. Admonished last year by the House Ethics Committee, DeLay has recently been facing renewed questions about more improper dealings. In January, GOP leadership rammed through legislation altering ethics rules—changes which many Democrats felt served only to protect DeLay from a full-blown ethics investigation. Last Wednesday, however, the Republican-dominated House voted to repeal these changes. We applaud the Republican decision to stop defending DeLay from his deserved investigation through...
...charges against Congressman DeLay are mounting, and the time has come for DeLay to be held accountable for his actions. At last, Republicans have begun to realize that this majority leader is garnering more bad press for their party than he is worth. If they are wise, GOP leaders will press for DeLay to be replaced by someone who can restore integrity to the Republican Party and earn the trust of the American people...
...What's different is that GOP lawmakers are now starting to hear about Delay when they go back home to their districts. An article in his state's largest newspaper took note of House Majority Whip Roy Blunt's strong defense of the man who stands one rung above him in the House leadership. BLUNT MUST WALK FINE LINE ON DELAY, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch declared two weekends ago. MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN COULD FACE SCRUTINY. The DeLay saga is playing in Peoria, judging from the questions that Illinois Republican Ray LaHood is suddenly getting there. And Indiana's Mark Souder...
...heard of the Congressman, much less cared about his inflammatory comments about judges or his overseas junkets that might have been paid for by lobbyists. But not any more. Letters and phone calls to congressional offices about DeLay have picked up sharply of late, an aide to the House GOP leadership says. The Majority Leader has become a punchline for late-night comedians; two weeks ago, he was the subject of the lead skit on Saturday Night Live. And one national poll, by Democrat Stan Greenberg, shows DeLay's name recognition at 77%-making him more famous than any other...
...good candidates for blocking—lists which were heavy on sensational allegations and light on reasoned critiques. Bill Pryor was accused of racism despite his record of fighting for civil rights, while others were blocked because they did not pass the litmus test on abortion. If the GOP fails in its attempt to “go nuclear,” one can only imagine the obstruction techniques it will use when it is once again in the minority...