Boehner Gushes Over DeLay: ‘The Country Owes Tom a Great Debt of Gratitude’
Boehner Gushes Over DeLay: ‘The Country Owes Tom a Great Debt of Gratitude’
In his campaign to replace Tom DeLay as House Majority Leader, Rep. John Boehner painted himself as a break from the past and a force for real reform:
WALLACE: OK. Congressman Shadegg, who just entered the race, and we’re about to hear from, says that neither you nor Roy Blunt represent a clean break from the scandals of the past. How do you respond?
BOEHNER: I’ve got a long record of real reform in Congress, and I think I can lead the effort to bring about the kind of reforms the American people are expecting from Congress.
But today Boehner showed his true colors, through a gushing ode to the criminally-indicted retiring Rep. Tom DeLay:
The country owes Tom a great debt of gratitude for helping lead America in a new direction — a direction outlined in the Contract with America that saw balanced budgets, historic welfare reforms, lower taxes, regulatory relief, and a renewed respect for the sanctity of life.
He has served our nation with integrity and honor, and I’m honored to call him my colleague and friend.
DeLay may be gone soon, but his House stands strong.
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If I ever cross paths with Tom Delay, I’ll be sure to thank him. Rampant corruption, bribery, cronyism, record deficits, growing poverty, lower real wages, higher unemployment, a tarnished international reputation. Thanks, Tom.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:40 amActually, I think Tom owes the country a couple of years behind bars.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:40 amHehehe… no one is loyal to DeLay, they’re loyal to DeLay’s money connections.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:41 amWell, I sorta agree on one thing…
With the hard work of Delay & others like him, America definitely has a debt it can never repay.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:42 am(sound of toilet flushing)
April 4th, 2006 at 11:47 am“I’ve got a long record of real reform in Congress…”
That’s what he was doing when handed out tobacco checks on the House floor. Cleared that up.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:52 amThe country owes Tom a great debt of gratitude for helping lead America in a new direction — a direction outlined in the Contract with America that saw balanced budgets (Under Pres. Clinton, NOT under Pres. Bush), historic welfare reforms (More people on wlefare under Pres. Bush than under Pres. Clinton) ,lower taxes (at the expense of a balanced budget and introducing historically MASSIVE debt), regulatory relief (at the expense of the safety of mine workers), and a renewed respect for the sanctity of life (except for the lives of our soldiers and Americans on Sept. 11th.)
I will agree with #4, we now have debt that cannot be repaid by Americans any time soon!
April 4th, 2006 at 11:58 amThe pukes are spinning this every which way, but the real reason that DeLay caved in is because the other shoe is about to drop.
He is going to be indicted by the feds on numerous charges.
April 4th, 2006 at 12:00 pmHe has served our nation with integrity and honor, and I’m honored to call him my colleague and friend.
But, but… he’s not being judged by his political crimes? He is not retiring by age or illness, or dead in the call of duty. I think this doesn’t qualify as “integrigy and honor”.
April 4th, 2006 at 12:02 pmThe only crimes committed are those by Ronnie Earle, who sought to destroy DeLay. Bogus money laundering charges, grand jury shopping…
April 4th, 2006 at 12:08 pmBoehner and DeLay both are greazers.
April 4th, 2006 at 12:10 pmSomebody just pour some salt on that leech.
Boehner has to kiss Delay’s arse. In a little while Delay will be his new K-street contact. Can you imagine that. Delay, a disgraced congressman, will hold the purse strings of the Republican politicians and make them dance to his liking. Sickening. The Republican party is a bunch of criminals. How many are in this administration that were presidentially pardoned of their convictions? How many names in the future will there be? If this is not a talking point I don’t know what is.
April 4th, 2006 at 12:18 pmThe country owes Tom a great debt of gratitude for helping lead America in a new direction — a direction outlined in the Contract with America that saw balanced budgets, historic welfare reforms, lower taxes, regulatory relief, and a renewed respect for the sanctity of life.
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Whew that just spun my head around …..I must be living in a differnet country than boohnerd.
Lets see just on the pro life bit,low tax,great economy :Last night I was shopping in Wild Oats and going down the can food isle I overheard a young mother and her son talking…Mother what type of beans ,Son mom I don’t like beans I’m tired of beans.Mother but I’ll make them taste different you’ll see ,Son mom I don’t like beans,Mother we don’t have any money we have to eat beans …OK thanks republicans ,Thanks Boohnerd ,Thanks tom delay for making it possible like this young family to have have ‘just Beans” so tom delay and his friends can go to Scotland and golf…..If I ever meet any of these blowhards that has hurt the American people honestly I’ll give them some Southern Kindness :)
April 4th, 2006 at 12:26 pmThese were all the same kinds of things that were said about and by Duke Cunningham, too. Then can the realization, apologizing, and crying. And now Duke is spending 8.5 years in jail, and his ill-gotten assets auctioned.
There seems to be a pattern to these things.
I’m tired of politicians choosing party over country.
If Delay was good, then the character of America is in great decline. :-(
April 4th, 2006 at 12:30 pmDS
You are forgetting about the lives of anybody who cannot afford medical treatment.
April 4th, 2006 at 12:40 pmI predict Boehner’s future will dovetail with that of his idol…
…Tom Deadlay…
April 4th, 2006 at 12:45 pm#16 – I, too, see that in my crystal ball.
April 4th, 2006 at 1:15 pmIntegrity??? Honor??? Man, those words have really changed meaning here in the last five years or so. These repugs no nothing of integrity. Nothing.
April 4th, 2006 at 1:16 pmI HOPE HE DEMS ARE CATALOGING VIDEO OF THESE NICE TRIBUTES TO TOM DELAY.
THEY SHOULD MAKE GOOD FODDER FOR COMMERCIALS THIS FALL.
April 4th, 2006 at 1:23 pmI HOPE THE DEMS ARE CATALOGING VIDEO OF THESE NICE TRIBUTES TO TOM DELAY.
THEY SHOULD MAKE GOOD FODDER FOR COMMERCIALS THIS FALL.
April 4th, 2006 at 1:23 pmWe don’t owe him any thanks for leading us in a new direction because the direction is down the path of corruption and ruin. He is a traitor to the constituion which he is sworn to uphold. Hmmm, what do the right wingers say we should do with traitors?
April 4th, 2006 at 1:24 pmFrom a Detroit news circulation-
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=8287
According to my niece who works for the hospital- it’s much worse than the article describes. She says- “Very few people coming into the hospital have health insurance- most have waited far too long before seeking medical attention. Often far too late for effective medical treatment- especially cancer related.â€
Also- My sisters doctor (Detroit “wealthyâ€suburb) just laid off 3 of her personnel because of lack of patients. I’d be willing to bet this is a nation-wide experience.
Good job Tom and friends!
April 4th, 2006 at 1:41 pmSure Boehner is gushing — he’s da man.
April 4th, 2006 at 2:43 pmWill he still be singing Delay’s praises when Delay is found guilty?
#23 – Tom who?
April 4th, 2006 at 2:52 pmParker has loaded three semis destined for the WH, each full of pens for the presidential pardons of corrupt Republicans. They had planned to used Rummy’s sympathy machine but had a change of plan when they found that each had to be individually signed by the president. By the time that W leaves office in February 2007, his right arm will look like Popeye’s.
April 4th, 2006 at 2:57 pmSo now we’re supposed to ‘thank’ and be ‘grateful’ to Delay for stealing from the american people, helping drive us to a bad war, and spending unwisely like a drunk sailor? Yeah, right.
April 4th, 2006 at 4:27 pmI definitely owe him. I owe him a kick in the face and a noose over the nearest tree.
April 4th, 2006 at 4:42 pmHe used his money and influence to disenfranchise me and mine. If the man wants to be appreciated for what he did, send him my way.
“He has served our nation with integrity and honor, and I’m honored to call him my colleague and friend.”
Depends on what the meaning of “has” is.
April 4th, 2006 at 6:23 pmmaybe he got tired of free golf….
April 4th, 2006 at 7:58 pmBalanced budgets? Regulatory relief? What planet does Boehner live on? We have an $8.0 trillion national debt, deficits as far as the eye can see, and if the USA Patriot Act is regulatory “relief”, then I could stand a lot less of it. This illustrates how the national Republican Party has been hijacked by neo-cons whose vision takes precedence over reality.
April 4th, 2006 at 8:50 pmWe owe Tom DeLay more Vitalis.
April 4th, 2006 at 11:54 pmBoehner must resign alongside DeLay because they are both corrupt scum! Only gutter trash praise the Hammer from Texas! Shame on the entire GOP!
April 5th, 2006 at 12:00 amLet’s appreciate that lying scum exterminator when his buzzard eaten body is lying in the Texas sun.
April 5th, 2006 at 11:28 amThe current Political climate isn’t very friendly towards those perceived to be involved in corruption. So to me, it might be customary to give a polite sendoff to he who is embroiled in controversy and has chosen to do the right thing. It’s a little long in coming, but it’s good it happened.
However, saving the ship is the new question as DeLay becomes old business. The REAL problem isn’t yesterday, it’s really all about what does the future bring? What’s on the horizon with regard to corruption, Indictments and all that jazz?
I’ve mentioned many times in the past that I was in a crime family for more than 26 years who’s directly linked to very wide spread Political Corruption and a lot more. What I’ll tell you is that you haven’t seen anything yet! Better invest in seat belts for your computer chair so you don’t fall out and hurt yourself!
April 5th, 2006 at 1:11 pm