Misterimpatient

The dollar signs are not euphemistic. The planned resignation of Tom Delay from his seat in Congress looks, on the surface, like a good thing. It may well be, but I see a darker side to this. Along with his resignation, Tom will be relocating to Virginia. I suspect it’s not the weather bringing him north and east. It’s money and power.

Tom is not used to being out of the power seat and, if he manages to avoid jail, which is possible and perhaps even likely, he’ll be a very big gun in the lobbying industry. I expect he has a rather detailed record of every favor owed and he’s unlikely to be reluctant about calling these in. Am I suggesting we’d be better off with him in Congress? Perhaps. At least, to a certain extent, we’d be able to keep an eye on him. Don’t get me wrong, prison would be better then Congress but I hear the gym in prison is just about as good. DeLater…

Filed by misterimpatient at 11:51 am under Slightly left of Center