DeLay was determined to hang on to his seat at least through the primary, said Carl Forti, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. That was because he considered his three Republican challengers gadflies and traitors and he was determined to try to block them from succeeding him.So if I have this correctly, not only did DeLay fool people into donating to his defense fund, he denied the Republican voters in his district the chance to choose their own candidate as the GOP candidate will now by selected by the party chairs.
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An additional impetus for putting off the resignation until now was suggested by
John Feehery, a former aide to DeLay and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). "He needed to raise money for the defense fund. That was the bottom line,"
Feehery said. "He wanted to make sure he could take care of himself in the court of law." Under federal campaign rules, any reelection money a lawmaker raises can be used to pay legal fees stemming from official duties.
What a prick.
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