Tom Delay has got religion now: his prosecution is a political vendetta. This is a good time for him to reflect on the great political vendetta of which he was a prime mover: the investigations and ultimately impeachment of President William Clinton. Here is what "the Hammer" had to say back when he was Republican Majority Whip in of the House of Representatives which impeached Clinton - who was acquitted by the Senate:. Here on the floor of the House he calls for a broad, open-ended impeachment inquiry:
Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) (1998):
". . . I believe that this nation sits at a crossroads. One direction points to the higher road of the rule of law. Sometimes hard, sometimes unpleasant, this path relies on truth, justice and the rigorous application of the principle that no man is above the law.
Now, the other road is the path of least resistance. This is where we start making exceptions to our laws based on poll numbers and spin control. This is when we pitch the law completely overboard when the mood fits us, when we ignore the facts in order to cover up the truth.
Shall we follow the rule of law and do our constitutional duty no matter unpleasant, or shall we follow the path of least resistance, close our eyes to the potential lawbreaking, forgive and forget, move on and tear an unfixable hole in our legal system? No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country.
The president has many responsibilities and many privileges. His chief responsibility is to uphold the laws of this land. He does not have the privilege to break the law. . . ."
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