Tom DeLay, one of the most powerful and divisive Republican lawmakers to ever come out of Texas, was convicted Wednesday 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.Of course, DeLay says it was a "political persecution" (though I don't remember him speaking up about the Don Siegelman case and condemning that verdict). He'd be better advised to keep his mouth shut on that before the sentencing, unless he wants to talk his way into the prison system.
After 19 hours of deliberation, a jury of six men and six women decided that Mr. Delay was guilty of one charge of money laundering and one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
As the verdict was read, Mr. DeLay, who is 63, sat stone-faced at the defense table. Then he rose, turned, smiled and hugged his wife and then his weeping daughter in the first row of spectators. He faces between five and 99 years in prison, though the judge may choose probation.
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Let's see how old twinkle toes dances in the big house..lol
Have a great day tomorrow..
The damage done in the Texas redistricting debacle partially caused by Delay's criminal actions will have long and far reaching effect. The way the recent elections went will further decay representative democracy in the state.
The damage will not be undone, and no punishment will be sufficiently stiff to fit the crime, but at least a properly empaneled jury of his peers recognized the scalawag for the outlaw he is.
He NEEDS to spend time in the lock up, otherwise he will be on fox shnooze telling us what a travesty it was and it was all Obama's fault anyway
Yes I hate that man, and all his ILK who are killing this country
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