Mom taught me not to be gleeful at other people’s misfortunes, but surely she didn’t mean Tom DeLay. A warrant has been issued for the accused felon, and arresting him will involve fingerprints and mug shots.
Bwwahhhhaha!
DeLay was expected to appear at the sheriff’s office in Fort Bend County today for booking on state conspiracy and money laundering charges.
“Tom DeLay, turn to the right.” Oh yeah, you already did.Fort Bend County Chief Deputy Craig Brady said arrangements were being made to bring DeLay to the sheriff’s office in his home county sometime Thursday for booking and fingerprinting.
The process was expected to take between 45 minutes and an hour.
“Tom DeLay, turn to the right.” Oh yeah, you already did.
Tom’s team has employed the time-tested “I know you are but what am I?” defense on Prosecutor Ronnie Earle with no success.
“It’s retaliation, plain and simple,” [DeLay attorney Dick] DeGuerin said. “He’s retaliating because we haven’t given him any quarter.”
Now they’re crying they’re being persecuted. I guess when you hang out with people like Indian-tribe-stealing-contract-killer-using Jack Abramoff and play by the kind of rules DeLay uses, you naturally assume everyone else does. And you expect to have a more dignified arrest than the average American. Guess again.
When DeLay was first indicted Sept. 28, DeGuerin said he wanted to avoid having Earle put the congressman through a publicly humiliating “perp walk” like those federal defendants often face.
“What I’m trying to avoid is having Ronnie Earle having him taken down in handcuffs and fingerprinted and photographed,” he said. “That’s uncalled-for, and I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
That is when Lynch issued the summons at Earle’s request.
“We’re treating him just like any other felonious scumbag fraud,” Earle said.
O.K., he didn’t really say that but he should have. Can’t wait to see those pix!
They sure have happy criminals in Travis County, Texas!
Trish, maybe your mom wouldn’t like for you to be gleeful at others’ misfortunes, but your auntie is joining you in jumping for joy. That grinning monkey deserves a mug shot and perp walk for all his misdeeds. I only hope there will be enough proof to justify issuing him a stripped suit someday soon.