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To: steve dietrich who wrote (704517)	9/28/2005 2:08:46 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

Statement from the Office of the Majority Leader Drudge Report ^ \| September 28, 2005 Kevin Madden, spokesman for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (TX) today released the following statement regarding today's announcement by the Travis County (TX) District Attorney's Office: "These charges have no basis in the facts or the law. This is just another example of Ronnie Earle misusing his office for partisan vendettas. Despite the clearly political agenda of this prosecutor, Congressman DeLay has cooperated with officials throughout the entire process. Even in the last two weeks, Ronnie Earle himself had acknowledged publicly that Mr. DeLay was not a target of his investigation. However, as with many of Ronnie Earle's previous partisan investigations, Ronnie Earle refused to let the facts or the law get in the way of his partisan desire to indict a political foe. This purely political investigation has been marked by illegal grand jury leaks, a fundraising speech by Ronnie Earle for Texas Democrats that inappropriately focused on the investigation, misuse of his office for partisan purposes, and extortion of money for Earle's pet projects from corporations in exchange for dismissing indictments he brought against them. Ronnie Earle's previous misuse of his office has resulted in failed prosecutions and we trust his partisan grandstanding will strike out again, as it should. Ronnie Earle's 1994 indictment against Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was quickly dismissed and his charges in the 1980s against former Attorney General Jim Mattox-another political foe of Earle-fell apart at trial. We regret the people of Texas will once again have their taxpayer dollars wasted on Ronnie Earle's pursuit of headlines and political paybacks. Ronnie Earle began this investigation in 2002, after the Democrat Party lost the Texas state legislature to Republicans. For three years and through numerous grand juries, Ronnie Earle has tried to manufacture charges against Republicans involved in winning those elections using arcane statutes never before utilized in a case in the state. This indictment is nothing more than prosecutorial retribution by a partisan Democrat."

To: steve dietrich who wrote (704517)	9/28/2005 2:09:37 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

Watch for this all to blow up in District Attorney Robbie Earl's face when it goes to court. Just like his witch hunt of Kay Baily Hutchison did 10 years ago. Even other Dim's hate this guy, he is so slimy.

To: steve dietrich who wrote (704517)	9/28/2005 2:10:21 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 769670

When will the governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans be indicted? It should already have happened.

To: steve dietrich who wrote (704517)	9/28/2005 2:12:25 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Dem. DA Earle will drag out Delay issue through elections. Bet money on one thing. The crooked DA of Travis county will drag out his witch hunt through the election year. Bet money that he will prevent the issue from going to any trial or closure format as long as he can. Earle is hoping to mess with Delay's re-election chances. If he really had anything, it would not have taken this long for the stacked grand jury to issue an indictment. That's just the reality of it. Earle is a crook. His political party games should have been enough to get rid of him years ago, yet he is still allowed to play the political witch hunts. Keep in mind, however, they tried the same thing with Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and she came out golden. If Delay is shown innocent, Ronnie Earle should be banned from practicing law in the state of Texas. Earl runs these witch hunts at every Republican he can. State law regulates that any elected official who misuses the authority of their office is in violation of the law. Earle crossed that line years ago.

To: steve dietrich who wrote (704517)	9/28/2005 2:13:21 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Mark Levin on DeLay National Review Online ^ \| 9/28/05 \| Mark R. Levin DELAY [Mark R. Levin] Here's my first take on this indictment (I've only read the indictment and nothing more for now): The indictment is three pages in length. Other than a statement that "one or more" of 3 individuals, including Tom DeLay, entered into an illegal conspiracy, I can't find a single sentence tying Tom DeLay to a crime. That is, there's not a single sentence tying DeLay to the contribution. The indictment describes the alleged conduct of two other individuals, but nothing about DeLay. You would think if Ronnie Earle had even a thin reed of testimony linking DeLay to the contribution, it would have been noted in the indictment to justify the grand jury's action. Moreover, not only is there no information about DeLay committing acts in furtherance of a conspiracy, there's no information about DeLay entering into a conspiracy. I honestly believe that unless there's more, this is an egregious abuse of prosecutorial power. It's a disgrace. I understand that not everything has to be contained in an indictment, but how about something! Posted at 01:58 PM