Tuesday, April 26, 2005


Yahoo! News - Bush Adds DeLay to Social Security Tour
A match made in....Hell?

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush is adding a helper to his Social Security road tour: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is facing allegations of ethical improprieties but is seen by the White House as crucial to pushing Bush's plans through Congress.

In Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, Bush was discussing his proposal to add private investment accounts to Social Security. DeLay was scheduled to attend the event with the president and, along with a few other Republican members of Congress from Texas, fly back to Washington with him on Air Force One.

DeLay is facing questions about the source of funding for some of his foreign trips, political fundraising for Texas elections and his ties to a lobbyist under federal criminal investigation.

DeLay also has attracted criticism for his comments on the judiciary after the death of Terri Schiavo in Florida last month. DeLay has urged investigations and even possible impeachment of "activist" judges, a label conservatives apply to those they believe are failing to strictly interpret the Constitution.

Bush counselor Dan Bartlett pointed to DeLay's role in House passage of a Bush-backed energy bill.

"I think actions speak louder than words," Bartlett said in an interview. "The House leadership, and specifically Tom DeLay, have not changed. He is a very effective leader who's getting work done on behalf of the American people."

I don't even known where to begin with this one, except to say- I can't think of a better crook to be the face of the SS privitization scheme.