Tom DeLay's dangerous war against the judiciary is evidence of panic.

[Citizen Suspect]

Tom DeLay's increasingly shrill and disturbing attacks on so-called "judicial activists" is nothing more than a manifestation of the panic he's feeling over his looming legal Apocalypse. It's got nothing to do with values, or history, or what have you. And it's got less than nothing to do with Jesus.

Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard had a similar obsession: he hated psychiatry, and used his cult to declare a war on psychiatrists. In hindsight, it's easy to see that Hubbard's problem wasn't with the mental health profession, but with the concept of sanity, itself. That's because he was crazy as a shit-house rat.

The same processes are at work with DeLay. His problem isn't with judges and lawyers… it's with the law. Like Hubbard, Tom DeLay is engaged in a spite-fueled war against reality. Soon, we'll all know how far he's willing to take this war.

In a way, we're lucky to be around to witness this spectacle. Tom DeLay is the kind of politician that comes around once, maybe twice in a lifetime; a living caricature so perfect and pure in his grotesque monstrosity, he takes on the aspect of living archetype.

Here is a man who, with straight face and pulpit yowl, blamed Charles Darwin for the Columbine massacre. Here is a man who suggests that the quarter of a million victims of the South Asian tsunami were themselves to blame for the tragedy, because they hadn't accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. And yet here is a man who, when paid his going rate, works overtime to protect the owners of sweatshops and child sex brothels in the American protectorate of Saipan. For all his Lewinsky-like lip-service to the Christian Right, the truth is that Tom DeLay would have fucked Jesus Christ in his spear-wound for a fistful of quarters.

The contrast between DeLay's malevolent corruption and his sanctimonious piety evinces an almost literary symmetry, which in turn hints at the presence of some para-political "Invisible Hand" guiding the national narrative, helping future historians to understand exactly what's going on. He's almost too good to be true.

The very fact that someone like Tom DeLay exists -- and, more importantly, exists visibly -- suggests to me that the "Age of Tom DeLay and Others Like Him" is coming to an abrupt and ignominious end.

I have no idea who or what will rise up in its place, but whatever it is, it couldn't be any worse.

[izzie]

1. Oh I think Tom just over reached.

This group are pushing to hard for the power they have. They may think they can push what they want into law and I just think they do not have all the power yet.

[libertypirate]

3. Go get yourself a copy of "The Franklin Cover-up"...

They have all the power they need it's sick and it's scary.

Look it up on the Internet.

[Ironpost]

2. Good to read new ink. Welcome to DU

[Botany]

4. Hot Tub Tom ....

.... in hot water. Although the man did speak the truth but in jest on 1/6/05,
"What do you think? That their was 2 computers in the White House switching
votes on election night 2004?"

Why yes Tom, I do. On 11/2/04 I saw a wave of bush votes roll in @ 80 to 90%
bush in the late hours.

All of these un American fucks have to be gotten. Right now Tommy is protesting
against his upcoming doom. Keep squealing Tom .... and take some people
down w/ you.

[TorchTheWitch]

7. Now that's interesting

"What do you think? That their was 2 computers in the White House switching votes on election night 2004?"

How would he know that computers would be necessary to do this?
How would he know how many are required?
How would he know that votes can be switched by computer?
How would he know the easiest and safest place for vote switching to occur would be in the White House?

If he didn't already KNOW that votes can be switched with a basic computer with basic software, that only one or two would be required, that the switch was done on election night rather then throughout early voting and during the day on election day and that the White House would be the obvious choice location for such a thing to occur to ensure secrecy WHY would he say this?

This reminds me of the guy that's accused by his wife of cheating when he pretended to be working late who uses the "yeah, riiiiiiiight, you're nuts" defense/cover-up by throwing what he was really up to right in her face:

Wife: I don't believe for a minute that you were working late last night.

Hubby: What? You're accusing me of lying to you and I was really out banging some crack whore in a back alley for $20? (when that's exactly what it was he did last night)

[pnutchuck]

5. Great stuff! But beware.....

it COULD be worse. THEY seem to be getting worse all the time.

I don't know whether it's because I've started paying closer attention to them, or if it's because they've gotten so out of hand that I HAVE to pay closer attention.

Either way, it seems that the only people who are keeping an eye on these freaks are the Dems.

You wouldn't believe how many of my 'liberal' friends just came out and told me that they voted for Bush because they're in a higher tax bracket! And get this, they only make just over a $100,000 a year!

I just can't believe the lack of concern that some people still have about who's in charge of our lives..

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[BillZBubb]

6. Welcome to DU Citizen!

In ordinary times, I'd agree with you, a clown like Delay would implode abruptly and ignominously.

However, these aren't ordinary times. These are times when the facts are dismissed and myth is elevated to dogma.