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DNC Chairman Dean on DeLay Indictment

Washington, DC – Today, a Texas grand jury returned a criminal indictment against House GOP Leader Tom DeLay on a charge of conspiracy. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement, saying DeLay’s indictment is symptomatic of the Republicans’ culture of corruption in Washington, DC:

Interesting. I look forward to the rest of the details you have to provide.

“Today, the state of Texas is doing what the Republican-controlled federal government has failed repeatedly to do, which is hold Republicans in Washington accountable for their culture of corruption. This alleged illegal activity reaches to the highest levels of the Republican Party.

Yes, you mentioned that already. I was hoping you could go more in depth. Perhaps you could inform me as to what this illegal activity entails.

“With House Republican Leader Tom DeLay under criminal indictment, Senate Republican Leader Frist facing SEC and Department of Justice investigations, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove under investigation, the Republican leadership in Washington is now spending more time answering questions about ethical misconduct than doing the people’s business.”

Wow! Do you have so little substantiation that all you can do is say the same two sentences over and over. Details.. I want details.

“Tom DeLay is neither the beginning nor the end of the Washington Republicans’ ethical problems. America can do better than leaders who use their power to promote their own personal interests instead of the interests of the American people who elected them. We simply must change the way business is done in Washington.”

There’s my answer. You don’t have any facts so you? Nope. None.

The Smoking Gun has a copy of the indictment. As best as I can tell, two other guys did something wrong with campaign funds, and then at the end they mention Delay as doing something. Being a Republican I think. I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t know section blah blah title, whatever. I just know that no details are provided, even in the indictment. I’ve been taken to court before, and details are provided in the charges themselves. So and so did such and such at whatever time and this violates section whatever. Some such person was a witness. Etc. So even though I don’t understand legalese, even the indictment seems to be devoid of any substantiation.

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