Today I share with you the first in a series of upcoming examples of how the Republican party, the party of ‘values’, feels that it can change the rules (any rules) to not only benefit them, but to get them out of trouble as well.
Actually, the first good example of this might have been how they changed the redistricting rules in Texas, so that all the Democrats would be virtually guaranteed to lose their House seats. On a slightly related topic, today’s “Changing the Rules”:
House Republicans were contemplating changing their rules in order to allow members indicted by state prosecutors to remain in a leadership post, a move designed to benefit Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) in case he is charged by a Texas grand jury that has indicted three of his political associates, GOP leaders said today. – Washington Post
Indeed, if you know you’re about to get nailed, just change the rules so getting nailed doesn’t prevent you from changing the rules in the future!
I’m sure DeLay is wishing that he could change the ‘rules’ concerning what the law considers ‘illegal corporate campaign contributions’ as well.
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and son Carter.
I’m sure God told DeLay to do that. After all, DeLay’s gotta stick around long enough to “put God back into the public square.”