Friday, May 27, 2005
Why Not Tom?
What do the following companies have in common?
Philip Morris USA
Bacardi USA
Sears Roebuck and Co.
AT&T Corp.
Yes, they are all national and international in scope.
Yes, they do all rely on the federal government to do business, in terms of regulatory and legislative policies.
No, they wouldn’t appear to have a substantial interest in the Texas legislature, being as big as they are.
And yes, they all made illegal contributions to US House Speaker Tom DeLay’s home state committee— ‘Texans for a Republican Majority’ PAC.
So why is TRPAC's Treasurer, Bill Ceverha, taking the fall when the trail leads back to Washington?
Why not its director, John Colyandro, a veteran of White House political adviser Karl Rove's direct-mail firm?
Why not Jim Ellis, who runs DeLay's federal political action committee and was a decision maker at the PAC?
Why not its chief corporate fundraiser, Warren RoBold, who performed the same function for DeLay's federal PAC?
Why not Tom DeLay?
DeLay, asked by a reporter for CNN if the ruling had implications for him, responded: "Not for me. I'm not part of it."
Some say why.
I say, why not?
Philip Morris USA
Bacardi USA
Sears Roebuck and Co.
AT&T Corp.
Yes, they are all national and international in scope.
Yes, they do all rely on the federal government to do business, in terms of regulatory and legislative policies.
No, they wouldn’t appear to have a substantial interest in the Texas legislature, being as big as they are.
And yes, they all made illegal contributions to US House Speaker Tom DeLay’s home state committee— ‘Texans for a Republican Majority’ PAC.
So why is TRPAC's Treasurer, Bill Ceverha, taking the fall when the trail leads back to Washington?
Why not its director, John Colyandro, a veteran of White House political adviser Karl Rove's direct-mail firm?
Why not Jim Ellis, who runs DeLay's federal political action committee and was a decision maker at the PAC?
Why not its chief corporate fundraiser, Warren RoBold, who performed the same function for DeLay's federal PAC?
Why not Tom DeLay?
DeLay, asked by a reporter for CNN if the ruling had implications for him, responded: "Not for me. I'm not part of it."
Some say why.
I say, why not?
