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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Tom Delay's not looking so bad now, though.
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Actually, I think that his departure is part of the reason that Texas's bubble isn't there. For better or worse, he was a pretty fucking powerful member of Congress and could direct things to the state. This is the first time in a very long time that we don't have someone of his stature in Congress. Before him there was Jim Wright, before that Sam Rayburn, LBJ, etc.
Nowadays, what powerful Texas Congressmen are there? KBH? Maybe. Lloyd Dogget? Perhaps. Shelia Jackson Lee? Ha. But it's not like Texans are running the show up there anymore.
I of course blame Tom DeLay. His Republican World-Domination plan made it so powerful Dems in the state were targeted, to the detriment of Texas.
