Delay screwed himself over, by being a crook.

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When they come a wull staun ma groon
Staun ma groon al nae be afraid
Thoughts awe hame tak awa ma fear
Sweat an bluid hide ma veil awe tears

Arguably, Bush took the Democrats from the minority to the majority but that's a whole other thread.
I understand how it works. That's why I said there was a "fat chance" that she would be replaced.

This whole thread is based on the speculations of Karl Rove as to what was done by the Democratic Speaker of the House? Well, gee, how could anyone doubt that?

As opposed to resounding successes like Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert?

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Life only becomes meaningful at its extremes

-- S

And several sourced have confirmed in whole or in part Rove's comments.

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Is our children learning? -George W. Bush

"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

OMG!! Politicians were putting their own needs ahead of the needs of their constituents?? oh my!



Nothing the "do nothing" Congress does (or doesn't do!) surprises me.

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I think at this point there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat . . . I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of the money."
-- Barney Frank, October 20, 2008