On June 29, 2006, a federal jury found both Siegelman and Scrushy guilty on seven of the 33 counts in the indictment. Siegelman was convicted on "one count of bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, four counts of honest services mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice", according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Earle is continuing to pursue felony the money-laundering charges against DeLay and two campaign associates.
While Earle recently announced that he will not be seeking re-election, he stated that, "There are particular cases pending that are enormously important to this state, this country, and democracy itself. If they are not resolved during the forthcoming last year of my term I will offer my assistance on those matters on a pro bono basis to my successor."
In response to a motion to dismiss his initial indictment, Earle sought a second indictment of DeLay from a second grand jury. That jury refused to indict. Contrary to normal Texas procedure, a "no bill" document was not publicly released, and no public announcement was made regarding the result until after Earle had presented evidence to a third grand jury and obtained an indictment.
RobertMac said:Correct, Steve....Earle kept fishing until he found a grand jury to go along with his indictment(bogus to the other two grand juries)...but the liberals here have no problem with that?!?!?!?!
And if I remember right, what Delay was doing was legal at the time he was doing it...then the law changed...kind of like a city putting up a new stop sign, then writing you a handful of tickets for running a stop sign that wasn't there!! :???: :???:
Just one word to say to you, Tex....Blago!!! The scary part is that Obama is from the same "Democrat political machine".Tex said:...pay to play rules the republicans implemented.
RobertMac said:Just one word to say to you, Tex....Blago!!! The scary part is that Obama is from the same "Democrat political machine".Tex said:...pay to play rules the republicans implemented.
There is plenty of corruption to go around in both parties. The question is...who is going to clean it up? The news media is suppose to be "the people's" watch dog, but they mainly look for Republicans wrong doings and largely give Democrats a pass. Nobody should be ignorant enough to think corruption is in only one party.
Alice, did you ever hope Bush would have a successful term as President?
For our country's sake, I hope Obama/Reid/Pelosi's socialist policies fail.alice said:RobertMac said:Just one word to say to you, Tex....Blago!!! The scary part is that Obama is from the same "Democrat political machine".Tex said:...pay to play rules the republicans implemented.
There is plenty of corruption to go around in both parties. The question is...who is going to clean it up? The news media is suppose to be "the people's" watch dog, but they mainly look for Republicans wrong doings and largely give Democrats a pass. Nobody should be ignorant enough to think corruption is in only one party.
Alice, did you ever hope Bush would have a successful term as President?
Yes I did...for our country's sake I surely did!
Alice
RobertMac said:Just one word to say to you, Tex....Blago!!! The scary part is that Obama is from the same "Democrat political machine".Tex said:...pay to play rules the republicans implemented.
There is plenty of corruption to go around in both parties. The question is...who is going to clean it up? The news media is suppose to be "the people's" watch dog, but they mainly look for Republicans wrong doings and largely give Democrats a pass. Nobody should be ignorant enough to think corruption is in only one party.
Alice, did you ever hope Bush would have a successful term as President?
Wrong, anybody with an open mind can see the difference in the way the MSM handles conservatives and liberal Democrats. Look at the way the media looked into Palin's past(but couldn't find any wrong doing) and the lack of investigation into Obama's past...which would have lead them to the Blago issue. the real question there is...why was the investigation stopped early????? After all, Obama, Blago, and Rahm were good buddies in the same Democrat political machine!!!Tex said:RM, the media is all over Blago so your theory of the media being "on the side of dems" is just not correct.
The question is...who is going to clean it up?
RobertMac said:Wrong, anybody with an open mind can see the difference in the way the MSM handles conservatives and liberal Democrats. Look at the way the media looked into Palin's past(but couldn't find any wrong doing) and the lack of investigation into Obama's past...which would have lead them to the Blago issue. the real question there is...why was the investigation stopped early????? After all, Obama, Blago, and Rahm were good buddies in the same Democrat political machine!!!Tex said:RM, the media is all over Blago so your theory of the media being "on the side of dems" is just not correct.
The question is...who is going to clean it up?
It is? :shock: What are you smokin' and why ain't you sharing? :lol:reader (the Second) said:Speaking of McCain, I'm fairly sure that he picked Palin so as to defy the RNC and lose -- he no longer had the will because they warped him so much and when they refused Joe Lieberman, he went ape s**t on them and picked Palin. It's a credible theory.
That's Bernie Goldberg...a long time CBS journalist(back when the media still had journalistic ethics). He has several books out on media bias...actually one named "Bias"...you should read one of them...after you read "Good Calories-Bad Calories"! :wink:reader (the Second) said:RobertMac said:Wrong, anybody with an open mind can see the difference in the way the MSM handles conservatives and liberal Democrats. Look at the way the media looked into Palin's past(but couldn't find any wrong doing) and the lack of investigation into Obama's past...which would have lead them to the Blago issue. the real question there is...why was the investigation stopped early????? After all, Obama, Blago, and Rahm were good buddies in the same Democrat political machine!!!Tex said:RM, the media is all over Blago so your theory of the media being "on the side of dems" is just not correct.
The question is...who is going to clean it up?
CNN interviewed a guy last night who published a book on the media being in love with Obama (Slobbering all over Obama ???)... I think you are seeing the media -- all of it -- being critical where they feel it's justified.
I do think the media gave Obama a free ride and now that they are being less slobbering, I'm thinking that they just could not abide another 4 - 8 years of the Bush philosophy as embodied in the RNC which kidnapped the real John McCain during the campaign and would have made him into a Bush clone if he had been elected.
Speaking of McCain, I'm fairly sure that he picked Palin so as to defy the RNC and lose -- he no longer had the will because they warped him so much and when they refused Joe Lieberman, he went ape s**t on them and picked Palin. It's a credible theory.