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AUSTIN – Tom DeLay, one of the most powerful and divisive Republican lawmakers to ever come out of Texas, was convicted Monday of money laundering charges in a state trial, five years after his indictment here forced him to resign as majority leader in the House of Representatives.
-- New York Times
Supposedly, he faces from five to ninety-nine years in prison. One could think this was a big blow against wheeler-dealer plutocratic politics, but I suspect this is hardly more than a pretty thought. If he does any time, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be only six months at Club Fed & Golf Resort. I'd say it's even money that the conviction gets overturned on appeal. Personally, I thought it was grand that he had to give up his office. I much prefer him doing the rounds of celebrity TV rather than serving in Congress, dancing with the stars and basking in the lime light, which is about as much justice as we can hope to see, and is more distraction than substance.
-- New York Times
Supposedly, he faces from five to ninety-nine years in prison. One could think this was a big blow against wheeler-dealer plutocratic politics, but I suspect this is hardly more than a pretty thought. If he does any time, I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be only six months at Club Fed & Golf Resort. I'd say it's even money that the conviction gets overturned on appeal. Personally, I thought it was grand that he had to give up his office. I much prefer him doing the rounds of celebrity TV rather than serving in Congress, dancing with the stars and basking in the lime light, which is about as much justice as we can hope to see, and is more distraction than substance.
