DeLay to Spend Primary Election Night with Lobbyists --->>>

[Stephanie]

Is it belligerance? Stupidity? A big FU to his constituents?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/07/delay.primary.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

DeLay to spend primary election night with lobbyists
Former House Majority Leader faces serious challenge

Tuesday, March 7, 2006; Posted: 10:15 a.m. EST (15:15 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Tom DeLay, whose association with lobbyist Jack Abramoff has left him politically vulnerable, is spending Texas' primary night Tuesday at a fundraiser hosted by two Washington lobbyists.

DeLay faces three opponents in the Republican primary. For the first time in the 22 years he's held office, he is up against a serious challenge after being forced out of his job as House majority leader amid corruption and campaign finance scandals.

The fundraiser is being held by lobbyists Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari, both former members of Congress from New York. The event will raise money for DeLay's re-election campaign.

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DeLay's toughest primary challenger, attorney Tom Campbell, criticized the congressman's election night plans.

"I think it's amazingly ironic and callous he would be spending election night with a group of lobbyists," Campbell said. "I don't think he understands how unhappy constituents are with what appears to be a trade of principle for power."

Entry to the fundraiser costs $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000 for political action committees and $500, $1,000 and $2,100 for individuals, according to an event invitation.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060210/photos_pl/2006_02_10t131029_375x450_us_republicans

[CottonBear]

1. All of the above. n/t

[BlueManDude]

2. why not - they're his base. n/t

[Dr. Jones]

3. Cunningham is sitting in a jail cell..

why isn't DeLay?

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. He will be by the time Abramoff is finished with him.

:)

[warrens]

5. Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari

Both former GOP congress critters. Molinari was Bill's beard. And Bill was supposedly involved with Britt Hume's poor dead gay son.

[Stephanie]

6. Is that right?

Very interesting. She is from Staten Island, took over her dad's seat.

[Stephanie]

7. how did he die?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

9. Suicide I believe.

[Stephanie]

8. Anyone from TX?

Any chance DeLay gets knocked out tonight?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

10. Isn't this guy still on the committee investigating Abramoff? This is a

big "F-U" to America. No doubt it's a specific message from Delay to the rest of us.