Tom DeLay addresses district meeting
Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, in town for a rally of the Coalition for a Conservative Majority, made a guest appearance at the District 11 meeting of precinct committeemen at the American Italian club last evening. Over one hundred committeemen and guests in attendance heard Delay put his conservative credentials before his Republican ones, declaring he was a “conservative first.“
Although he has been forthright in opposition to John McCain, he now says he would campaign for him given the choice between him, Hillary or Obama.
DeLay singled out McCain.Feingold, McCain’s notorious campaign finance reform, which he described as the death knell to GOP fundraising, aiding leftists such as George Soros, and destroying the abilities of conservatives to vigorously unite.
In responding to questions from the frustrated elected precinct committeemen, DeLay said Republicans need to keep pressure on McCain.
Haven’t we already been doing that to no avail?
The CCM group is tailor-made for today’s thwarted conservatives, encouraging them to enlist, organize and train new grassroots activists to become effective leaders for conservative principles. DeLay is the founder of the organization. The chairman is former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell. For local sign up information, check here.
February 13, 2008 at 12:02 pm
My district meeting gets guests like candidates for Corporation Commission . Dry, uninspiring and people I have never heard of. One guy, it seemed, had a pocket protector. Either that or he looked like he should.
Tom DeLay is indeed quite a coup! And getting over a hundred people is no slouch either. I’m in the wrong district.
February 13, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I much preferred him in the video clip where he so succinctly listed all of McCain’s trangressions against the Republican party. I will take him at his word there. he convinced me.
February 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I’m confused. Tom Delay says we must pressure McCain in order to get conservative commitments from him. How does endorsing McCain, as Delay says he will do, put pressure on McCain? It would seem to me the way to pressure McCain is to deny him support until he makes commitments to conservatives. And Delay was majority leader?
February 13, 2008 at 5:24 pm
How did Delay’s event at the gun club turn out. Did lots of people show up? One out of four PC’s at a District meeting is what most Districts experience during scheduled meetings even without such an illustrious guest.
February 13, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Mr. Kraus: Why are you always so caustic? From what I hear, your district 6 meetings never have that level of turnout. Have you ever had a national leader–present or former–show up?
If you were that curious about the gun show, you should have attended.
Bottoms Up.
February 13, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Gimlet
Thanks for the reply, but you fell short telling us how was the turnout at the Gun Club?
If I really wanted to be caustic I could have answered: “To paraphrase Arnold ‘Wei wut we want to lissen to a luser’ ”
But then, I am not caustic, I really was curious. And, LD-6 usually gets 40 people based on 120 PC’s that is one in 3 without national speakers. We are kind-o-local. Sort of like to listen to Sheriff Joe, John Shadegg or his staff, Sean McCaffrey, Randy Pullen, Lyle Tuttle. You see what I mean.
February 13, 2008 at 10:38 pm
What an irritant you can be, Mr. Kraus. The gun show is beside the point. I was not their and obviously, neither were you.
If Tom DeLay is a loser, who do you consider a winner?
Your list of speakers is what? Better, worse or equal to the other district. What does it matter?
February 14, 2008 at 9:00 am
If you are so “curious” about the gun show, Mr. Kraus, why didn’t you attend?
I have a bit of curiosity too, Are your District meetings clothing optional? That might be what’s surpressing attendance.