This whole Tom DeLay thing is patently absurd. I don’t need to rehash what has already been said around the blogosphere, but suffice it to say, the idea that the House GOP caucus is changing congressional rules to allow him to maintian his position while indicted, is awful. The GOP has taken the gloves off: they’re content to be a nearly criminal enterprise. Or at least a criminal-friendly enterprise.
I wonder if between the white-collar criminals being generated by the DeLay, Enron, and Tyco Corp. scandals, the GOP is considering giving felons the right to vote. Actually, instead of disenfranchising these corporate crooks, we should make it illegal for them to contribute to political campaigns. That’d clean ‘em up quick.
Anyway, all of this is a long-winded way of getting at the fact that Bruno’s favorite GOP Congresswoman, Heather Wilson, has earned some respect in my book. Rep. Wilson first caught my attention when she railed against CBS for the Janet Jackson Superbowl affair. I considered it flagrantly hypocritical for a Gooper to accuse a business of trying to make money. But today comes word that Wilson voted against the DeLay rule change. Good for her.
Thanks to TPM for the link.
