One has to tip the old Jimmy Hatlo Hat to Tom Delay. Despite the situation, he is still able to take sanctimoniousness to yet a higher level. Fear of tempting Fortuna would constrain less foolhardy people. Not Tom. He even wants his gun permit returned. Maybe best defense is a good offense, but sometimes the best defense is keeping one’s mouth shut. I’m certain he is attempting to galvanize his base by mixing Jesus n’ Ammo, but I have a sneaking suspicion his constituents are smarter than he may believe. Is it possible that Tom “doesn’t get” it?
Associated Press
DeLay Says Justices ‘Don’t Get’ Criticism
By WILL LESTER , 03.28.2006, 04:31 PM
Republican Rep. Tom DeLay said Tuesday that former and current Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg “don’t get it” when they complain about conservative criticism of judges.
“All wisdom doesn’t reside in … people in black robes,” DeLay said.
In recent weeks, O’Connor has said the criticism has threatened judicial independence to deal with difficult issues such as gay marriage. Ginsburg said in a speech that a Web threat against her and O’Connor was apparently prompted by Republican proposals in Congress that tell judges to stop relying on foreign laws or court decisions.
Ginsburg said such actions by Congress “fuel the irrational fringe.”
Read the rest of Delay drivel here.