Tom Delay has been officially indicted. Also indicted are John Colyandro and James Ellis. The legal problems of the three stem from the campaign fundraising of Texans for a Republican Majority.

Texas law forbid PAC fund-raising money for elections through corporate donations. Considering that Delay redrew the Texas districts to his liking, a partisan like him isn't going to let ethics get in his way. Delay also used his charity DeLay Foundation for Kids to raise $100,000 for his defense fund. Looks like he is now going to need that money now.

The recent indictment of David Safavian and stock scandal of Bill Frist wiped away all the the talk of moral values and responsible goverment. It's hard to point the finger at others while you're pleading the fifth amendment.

Bill Clinton talked about building a bridge to the 21 century. Republicans built a bridge back to the era of "The Grapes of Wrath." 37 million Americans live in poverty. Tom Delay's wife and daughter made $500,000 working on his campaign. Bill Frist made between $2 million and $6 million from a tip that he needed to sell his stocks. These men support tax cuts, but are silent on the issue of armor for soldiers. That's not patriotism. That's protecting the bottom line.

Here is a video of Tom Delay's press conference on his indictment.

(Crossposted at Last Day of My Life)

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