Does any other news item even matter tonight?! Delay is OUT!!!

[Maddy McCall]

Does ANYTHING matter tonight???

I'm a native Texan, and I'm just overcome with joy about this. I was supposed to be grading papers and preparing a presentation proposal tonight--but I can't work!!! To me, nothing else matters tonight--the bugman has been exterminated!!

Can I get a :woohoo: ?

DELAY IS OUT, DELAY IS OUT, DELAY IS OUT!!!

Can I get uh WITNESS???

Long-time DUers, what else have we ever happened to make us so happy? I just can't think of a damned thing that has me this worked up!!

Indications of election season 2006, my friends!!

[eleny]

1. Greetings from Colorado

I can see you glowing in the southern sky!

[Maddy McCall]

5. LOL--I'm just as happy as a boardin' house pup!

:D

[eleny]

36. That frog even has a bigger smile tonight

[Maddy McCall]

41. He just put a notch on his lilypad.

:hi:

[eleny]

79. If you didn't catch Ray Talafierro's show from 1 am this morning...

Give a listen to his first few minutes in the KGO archives. http://www.kgoam810.com/listingsEntry.asp?ID=263588&PT=Archives

Click on the 1 AM hour. He had a lot of fun in his opening hour celebrating Delay's departure.

[American liberal]

2. They're dropping like flies (pun intended) Great graphic, BTW

Love the placement of the tie, but I think it should look a bit more limp.

Hooray! Onward without DeLay!

[Maddy McCall]

8. Woohoo!!

Just can't say that enough!! :hi:

[saltpoint]

3. You said it, Maddy. Bravo.

Excellent visual of DeLay, too.

[Maddy McCall]

9. I swiped it from www.exterminatetomdelay.com...

Couldn't resist! :D

[saltpoint]

12. We don't blame you one bit. Gave me a big boost on the DeLay story.

Thank you.

[MissB]

4. I'm enjoying myself tonight.

:woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

10. Me, too! "Gray skies are gonna clear up..."

Put on a happy face! :D :D :D

[Kingshakabobo]

6. Give all the kids an "A" !!!! n/t

[Maddy McCall]

13. Ha! Even the ones who claim that there's no such thing as....

global warming? :D

[Kingshakabobo]

23. That's a tough one. I have a champagne buzz goin now........

....so I'll defer to your judgment.

:)

[Binka]

51. Hell No Flunk Them! Peyton & I Raise Our Glasses To Toast The Dead Bug!

Cheers!

[Maddy McCall]

53. OMG that is so sweet that I'm now diabetic.

TOO CUTE!

:toast:

Can you believe it, Binka???

:hug:

[Binka]

59. I Love It Delay Can Kiss Peytons.....

BUTT!



Peyton Did A Happy Dance With The Mop, Swabbing Up The Filth Of DeLay!

[Betsy Ross]

7. He's joining the Democrats

to bring our party down. :sarcasm:

[Maddy McCall]

15. I'll slam the clubhouse door in his face myself!

:hi:

[Oceansaway]

11. Touche !!..n/t

[Maddy McCall]

17. HI!

:hi:

[Tsiyu]

14. K & R

Now, sated, I am going to eat the most wonderful dinner my son just cooked and watch a movie with my youngest.

That's the best news I've heard in a long time, I agree, Maddy.

:P

[Maddy McCall]

18. Enjoy your time with your kids...

knowing that their futures just got a little bit better with tonight's news.

:hug: :woohoo:

[niyad]

16. it is very good news indeed--the only thing that would make me happier

would be to see him in prison orange for life.

[Maddy McCall]

19. I've no doubt that that's why he quit...

he knows that the oversized dayglo overalls are in his near future.

:hi:

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Yep it sure is great news.

Can you hear me hoopin and hollerin??

:woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

21. Let me go out on the porch and listen...

:rofl:

:hi:

[jpgray]

22. He was one of the most vile wretches ever to be in Congress

And the bar had been set pretty high.

:party:

[Maddy McCall]

24. Hi, jp!

I agree wholeheartedly.

[ralps]

25. Hi Maddy McCall, That is Great News!!!!!!!!!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

42. I got so excited tonight, I don't think I can make it through election...

season this year! My god, it's just too much! I forgot how it felt to feel GOOD about politics.

:hug: :woohoo:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

26. I Still Don't Believe It. My Jaw Dropped When I Saw It!!!

What a fucking loser. Just like all of em. Losers. Oh how the mighty hath fallen. Good for the fuckers. It makes me get a deep inner smile knowing that so many freepers are crying in the arms of their wives/sisters/1stcousins arms tonight.

[Maddy McCall]

43. "Oh how the mighty hath fallen."

:thumbsup: :hi: :woohoo:

[northofdenali]

27. Celebrate!!!!!

YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!

[Maddy McCall]

44. Cute kitty!

Here's my celebratory frog:



:woohoo: :hi: :hug:

[yellowdogintexas]

28. I nearly fell out of the chair. I didn't hear it until after the NCAA

game was over and I had to ask myself if I had maybe fallen asleep and was dreaming...

WOW. Last time I felt this good about anything a Republican did was 1974 and Nixon was climbing into a helicopter back to California.

[Maddy McCall]

45. I know!

I can't remember feeling this happy about politics in SOOO LONG!

:hi:

[w8liftinglady]

29. ecstatic...woo-hoo

:toast:

[Maddy McCall]

46. "Clink!"

:toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. GREAT news, my dear Maddy!

And it was my privilege to give you your fifth vote for the Greatest Page!

Over the top, baby!

I sure hope he won't be able to reinvent himself, and come back! :scared:


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

47. Hi, Peggy!

Thanks for that!! :hi: :hug:

[troubleinwinter]

31. HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

So long sad times
Go long bad times
We are rid of you at last

Howdy gay times
Cloudy gray times
You are now a thing of the past

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again

Altogether shout it now
There's no one
Who can doubt it now
So let's tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again

Your cares and troubles are gone
There'll be no more from now on
From now on ...

Happy days are here again
The skies above are clear again
So, Let's sing a song of cheer again

Happy times
Happy nights
Happy days
Are here again!

[Maddy McCall]

48. Woohoo!!!

Can you imagine how we'll celebrate on election night this year? It's going to be so unbelievable--I'm going to have to find a xanax somewhere!

:D :hi: :hug:

[goclark]

32. Bye, Bye and Don't DeLay

Let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya !

Happy Happy Day and take your skypiece with you.

[Maddy McCall]

49. Everything you said!

:toast:

[suffragette]

33. Just now found out and poured myself a drink

As the great Mary J Blige says:

Hey, I know it's been rough
But I'm tryin' to make it easy
For everybody to dance for me
So come one, come all, come everybody
Me and you, all of us 'bout to really party
And you know that we're gonna put it down
After two more drinks, we'll be feelin' the sound


:toast:

Here's a toast to your future retirement in the big house Ex-Congressman Delay.

Edited for a slight boo-boo

And to add

:woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

50. Wooo F'n Hooo!!

:D

[populistdriven]

34. w00t the pathetic loser is out of politics

oh how the mighty have fallen

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Maddy McCall]

52. And when they fall, they fall loudly and painfully.

:violin:

:woohoo:

[Pierogi_Pincher]

35. Ha!

Good riddance, Duhlay.

"Y'all DON'T come back now, ya hear!" :rofl:

:dem:

[PBass]

37. I'm doing the Snoopy dance

Bye bye to the Bug Man!

[Maddy McCall]

54. He's gone for good.

He'll never be able to come back.

What's best is that we haven't heard ALL of the story yet, and I CANNOT WAIT to hear it!

:woohoo: :toast: :bounce:

[gordontron]

38. I think this is in order:

[Maddy McCall]

55. I think I need this.

It's been almost 12 hours, and I'm still wound up about it!!

[LiberalAndProud]

39. DeLay to say 'Farewell' in May

poetry. sheer poetry.


:bounce:

[Maddy McCall]

56. Just wonderful, isn't it!

:toast: :bounce: :hug:

[The Backlash Cometh]

40. We join you in your revelry. He's busted, he's busted!

Tom Delay is IN the Roach motel.

[Maddy McCall]

57. LOL...Look at this un.

[salin]

58. You know it is only going to get worse for the bugman

his arrogance, win at all costs style would never allow him to step away from reelection, unless he was absolutely convinced that the legal noose around his neck (self-created noose of bribery for influence peddling for accumulation of more power). I am going to enjoy the DeLay show - as this is the biggest indication that it is going to be full of fireworks for quite some time.

[Maddy McCall]

63. Yes, everything you so eloquently said!

:hi: Good morning, Salin. :donut:

[salin]

67. The WJ is a riot this morning.

Another present from Tom DeLay.

MMMMMmmmmm coffee :loveya:

[Maddy McCall]

68. Just turned to it. Am enjoying it, too!

Woman caller talking about Republicans blurring church-state, and Delay going to VA to lobby for a minister's group.

It's getting good!

:hug: :loveya:

I want to call in sick today, I really really do, and then drink tons of beer, but I WON'T. :cry:

Good thing is, our dept. is full of liberals like me, and it's a good day to celebrate.

I think I'll wear my Bush Hates Me t-shirt today. :D

Forgive my rambling...I've been up all night grading papers. I'm a little delusional, but a cup or two of coffee and I'll be good to go.

:hug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

60. WOOHOO! When I heard this last night, I was jumping up and down

with JOY!!!!! OMG! This is just too good to be true! One more down and I have a feeling the WHOLE BUSH CABAL IS GETTING READY TO FALL!

If Delay resigns, it's ONLY because his ass is probably going to jail and he knows it. What happened to his arrogant attitude he was displaying before the election? Guess he has gotten an attitude adjustment?:rofl:

:woohoo:

I hope the lawsuit over his gerrymandering shows he broke the law too and the district lines go BACK to where they should be. How SWEET would THAT be?

:woohoo: This is just too sweet. Next up...KKKROVE!!!!!:woohoo:

[Maddy McCall]

64. I know!

I hope district lines are moved back, too!

Wonder if the Killer Ds are celebrating this morning?!

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

61. LOL!

I luv da pic! :rofl:

[Maddy McCall]

65. Can't wait to see how you'll memorialize this announcement....

in photoshop! :hi: :hug:

[Swamp Rat]

69. I'm collecting photos...

:D

Bonjour! :hi: :hug:

[wicket]

62. I never thought I'd see this day

What great news to wake up to, thanks Maddy! :D :kick: :woohoo: :party: :toast:

[Maddy McCall]

66. I was the bearer of good news to you?

I am honored. :hi: :hug: :loveya: :donut:

[wicket]

76. You certainly were!

:D :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

70. Let's not forget the Democrat who was going to kick Tommy's ass anyway!

Support Nick Lampson! You know the Republicans are going to do everything in their power to keep that seat.

I say fuck you, Republicans! If Tom can make the Texas 10th (once the home of LBJ, Jake Pickle and Lloyd Doggett) into a Republican district as a trophy, then we can take back the 22nd!

[Maddy McCall]

71. I'll kick a few dollars Nick's way when I get paid.

I imagine his coffers will benefit greatly from last night's announcement. :hi:

What did you do last night to celebrate? :bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

72. I hung out here and virtual partied with my DU friends!

I'm going out with some DU folks on Wednesday. I promise some partying will occur. :bounce:

[Maddy McCall]

73. Damn it! I wish I could be there with y'all!

Would you drink a beer for me? :beer: :toast:

[OneTwentyoNine]

74. Saw it in our REPUBLICAN paper this morning...BAWHAHAHA!! n/t

[Maddy McCall]

75. Keep us updated on editorials....

You know that every rightist editor in the nation is trying to concoct SOME kind of an editorial on this.

:hi:

[goclark]

77. Just heard the spin on MSNBC

They are trying to say that he wanted to step out of the way so that he could be assured that a Republican would get his seat.

Tweety and Co. are saying that the best way for him to be held up in high regard from his party is for him to nurture another Republican into office.

Oh ~ ain't he sweet now~

Please, let some miracle happen and prove Tweety Bird wrong.

[derby378]

78. I got a bad feeling about this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x837172