DeLay: Dems Reveal True Swinging-70's Selves; Big-gov, Blame-US Liberalism [View All]

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DeLay: Dems Reveal True Swinging-Seventies Selves; Big-government, Blame-America-First Liberalism Died with Disco

To: National Desk

Contact: Stuart Roy or Jonathan Grella, 202-225-4000, both for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay

WASHINGTON, July 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today gave a speech before a crowd of College Republicans at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC.

DeLay said the single organizing philosophy of the Democrat party is "an irrational, all-encompassing, broiling hatred of George W. Bush" and that they have decided to either ignore or reject the realities of 21st century life.

Below are excerpts from his speech.

"While everyone else got the memo that big-government, blame-America-first liberalism died with disco, the Howard Dean Democrats still want to party like its 1979. Maybe we should thank the Democrats for shedding their moderate clothing to reveal their true swinging-seventies selves. Frankly America doesn't need a president in a hot-pink leisure suit," DeLay said.

"Just look at their presidential candidates: it's like they're lost in a time warp. They want to tax like Mondale, spend like Carter, and fight like McGovern," DeLay said.

"No responsible leader could have permitted Saddam Hussein to remain in Baghdad, yet the Democrats now spew more rhetoric about President Bush than they ever did about Saddam Hussein," DeLay said.

"Let's be real clear, if you take their comments to their logical conclusion, they're essentially calling our Commander in Chief, Benedict Arnold," DeLay said. "If we are to take this nonsense seriously, that is how out of control the Democrats' rhetoric has become. But you see that's the whole point.

"The Democrats' accusations aren't meant to be taken seriously," DeLay said. "I will never call the Democrat Party unpatriotic, but I will call their current leadership unfit to face the serious challenges of the 21st century."

DeLay has increasingly taken a leadership role in foreign affairs through his work to expand freedom and his articulation of democratic principles. He was a forceful advocate of President Bush's decision to confront Saddam Hussein's aggression. This weekend DeLay will travel to Israel for a week long trip to the Middle East where he will be speaking at the Knesset on U.S.-Israel solidarity.

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