Banana Republicans
You know, I really really thought I was unshockable when it came to the venality and utter gall of US politicians. Then I read this at Firedoglake.
Tom DeLay to Oversee Justice Department
No I am not drunk. AP:
Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, forced to step down as the No. 2 Republican in the House, scored a soft landing Wednesday as GOP leaders rewarded him with a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee.
DeLay, R-Texas, also claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently investigating an influence-peddling scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with lawmakers.
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Somewhere up in the higher eschelons of the wingnutosphere they are chortling like a bunch of drunken frat boys over that one.
Yes, the Republican Party really did put an indicted criminal in charge of overseeing the justice department. (Looks again) Nope, no hallucination. Words fail me. Why a popular uprising, which is considered a duty in the US constitution, hasn’t yet happened is beyond me.
(Slaps forehead) Duh. Silly. I forgot. “It’s just a goddamned piece of paper” . Nothing to see here, move along.
