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To: beach_bum who wrote (205591)	10/7/2004 2:04:52 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574197

Lots of bad news coming out for the Republicans lately - No WMD report, Runmsfield and Bremners comment about the war/troops, etc. They will find it hard to spin all this to their advantage or even being able to defend these in the debates. Some of it the Dems have pushed out; however, Bremer was speaking to a private group and claims he didn't think his statements would be publicized. Dissension in the ranks? They probably screwed him after he got back from Iraq. I am a little surprised in that they could have easily pushed these out after the elections and not have to deal with these this close to election. I wonder if they have lost some of the control over the timing these comments, or they think they can counter this with 'positive' spins. Maybe Bush/Cheney only has honestly in their mind and not want to influence anything with regard to election (and that moving the Iraqi election to january was just a coincidence :-) ). I wonder what Rove has up his sleeve now. The payroll report on Friday. How much you want to bet its doctored to show good job growth; job growth that will be revised downward in a month AFTER the election? ted

To: beach_bum who wrote (205591)	10/7/2004 2:43:06 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574197

Ethics Panel Rebukes House Leader DeLay Wed Oct 6, 2004 09:57 PM ET (Page 1 of 2) By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay, rebuked by his chamber's ethics committee last week for offering an improper political favor, was admonished by the same panel on Wednesday night for two unrelated matters. The committee rebuked DeLay for his participation in an energy company golf fund-raiser in 2002, and for having intervened with help of a federal agency in a partisan dispute in Texas last year. DeLay called a late-night news conference to respond to the admonishments, which prompted another citizen's watchdog group to call for him to step aside. Earlier this week, top House Republicans voiced confidence in DeLay. But a number of Republican lawmakers privately expressed concern he was becoming too much of a political liability. As one veteran House Republican put it, "There are just too many clouds over Tom DeLay." The 10-term Texas Republican, one of the most powerful figures on Capitol Hill, has maintained he has been unfairly targeted by Democrats because of his success in pushing his party's legislative agenda and growing its House majority. Last week, the ethics committee admonished DeLay for having offered to endorse the son of a fellow House Republican if the lawmaker voted for a Medicare prescription drug bill. The lawmaker, Rep. Nick Smith of Michigan, ended up voting against the bill, and his son ended up losing a congressional primary. In response to last week's admonishment, DeLay said he accepted the committee's "new guidance," but had "never knowingly violate the rules of the House" in advancing his party's legislative agenda. The committee rebuked DeLay on Wednesday in response to a complaint filed in June by Rep. Chris Smith, a Texas Democrat. Bell accused DeLay of having solicited campaign contributions in return for legislative favors and having had improperly used a federal agency to track down Texas Democrats last year as part of a partisan fight. Continued ... olympics.reuters.com