Congress voted in an emergency
weekend session to reinsert a vacuum tube that feeds campaign
contributions from lobbyists directly into the coffers of House
Majority Leader Tom Delay.
A judge recently ruled
that the tube be removed pending an investigation into potential
ethics violations of Delay. After extraordinary efforts by Delay’s
congressional colleagues, members of congress convened on Capitol Hill
on Palm Sunday to pass the legislation demanding the reinsertion of
the tube.
President
Bush cut short an accident prone mountain bike excursion at his Texas
ranch to fly back to Washington to sign the bill. Pending action by a
federal judge, who owes his appointment to Bush, the tube should be
fully functional before the Majority Leader suffers any serious loss
of contributions. Delay has termed this money the “critical life
blood to my defense fund.”
