http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/01/AR2005050101085_pf.htmlDeLay's 'Salute': A Wave Goodbye?
By Mark Leibovich
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 2, 2005; Page C01
As if things weren't bad enough for Rep. Tom DeLay: Now his friends are planning a tribute in his honor.
Not to be cynical about this, but (oh, what the heck) you know you're in trouble in Washington when this happens.
"The difference between a tribute and a eulogy is that during a tribute there is actually one person who believes every word," says Tom Daschle, who was the subject of his own tribute on March 1 -- four months after he was voted out of office. He is awaiting another tribute next month, this one hosted by civil rights groups.
If form holds, the salute to DeLay, which is scheduled for May 12 at the Capital Hilton, will feature a series of speeches testifying to his greatness and scores of hushed table conversations about whether the Texas Republican will survive as House majority leader and, more important, who might succeed him if he doesn't.
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