Ronnie Earle vs Tom DeLay – And DeLay is corrupt?

The Democratic Party of Texas has been hit hard in the last year. They had gerrymandered the state to maintain control of the state for decades. When Tom DeLay worked to right this wrong, and let the majority of Republicans in the state have the chance to have their votes count, the Democrats went nuts.

Tom DeLay, always the bogeyman to Democrats in Texas, was placed directly in the sights of the Democratic Party. Ronnie Earle was named the hit man. He threatened indicting DeLay before his election in 2004, he badgered and berated the Congressman, and now he has indicted him.

Sue Bob’s Diary, an Austin Blogger found this gem:

Ronnie Earle says his motivations are not political, so why did he help inspire a new Democrat political action committee called, Texas Values in Action Committee (TEXVAC), whose mission is for Democrats to takeover the Texas state legislature from the GOP. 

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Chief Justice Roberts Sworn In at the White House

This afternoon after receiving confirmation by the Senate, 78-22, John Glover Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the 17th chief justice of the United States at the White House Thursday. As the AP reported, John G. Roberts Jr., a conservative protà ©gà © of the late William H. Rehnquist, succeeded him Thursday and became the nation’s youngest chief justice in two centuries, winning support from more than three-fourths of the Senate after promising he would be no ideologue.
President Bush made the following comments during the swearing in of Chief Justice Roberts:

“The Senate has confirmed a man with an astute mind and kind heart,” President Bush said before John Paul Stevens, the acting chief justice, administered the oath of office.

The following is the transcript of the President’s Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony of Chief Justice Roberts.

With these qualities, the incoming Chief Justice will carry on in the tradition of his mentor and friend, the late William H. Rehnquist. I know that Chief Justice Rehnquist had hoped to welcome his former law clerk as a colleague. Although that was not meant to be, we are thinking of William Rehnquist today. The nation honors his memory, and we remain grateful for his example of integrity and service.

In welcoming an exceptional new leader as Chief Justice, we also honor the Supreme Court itself, and we mark a day of renewal for one of the noblest institutions in our land. Judge Roberts, thank you for agreeing to serve our country and for accepting this new call to duty.

And now I ask Senior Associate Justice of the Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, to please step forward and administer the oath.

SCOTUS blog reports that Chief Justice Roberts will be on the job tomorrow.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., will take another oath of office on Monday, but that is a mere formality: he is now a fully functioning Chief Justice with all the authority of the office, after taking two oaths at the White House Thursday afternoon. He will go to work at the Court for the first time on Friday.

Dave Holloway: “So maybe they took a different avenue. Who knows?”

Dave Holloway went On The Record with Greta Van Susteren to discuss his recent trip to Aruba and meeting with the prosecutor. What did it accomplish, where is the investigation and Dave’s thoughts about the investigation and Joran Van der Sloot’s recent ‘Current Affair’ interview. A couple of key points come out in this interview as to who is doing the investigating/searching and some new wrinkles into Dave’s thinking.

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Natalee Holloway Missing; Enter JOE MAMMANA; I want this little smug punk named Joran, “to get the little grin off his face”

On Rita Cosby’s, ‘Live & Direct’ for Sept. 28th, Beth Twitty and Joe Mammana appear as a rather interesting interview duo. During the interview they discuss Beth Twitty’s purpose for being in Philadelphia, PA to meet with attorneys. Joe Mammana also adds some refreshing less than PC commentary about his true feelings and “no beating around the bush” approach to his involvement in this case. No one ever need to ask Joe Mammana a second time how he really feels. For a taste of Joe’s no nonsense approach take a look:

I want this little smug punk named Joran, or whatever his name is, to realize, to get the little grin off his face, and that light that he sees at the end of the tunnel is a train coming head on.

One interesting point learned in this interview is the reference bringing on a PR specialist. I had always wondered why the Holloway/Twitty’s families did not have one to handle their affairs. Certainly the Aruban government had one and also formulated the ArubaTruth.com blog as well.

COSBY: And we have exclusive new information in the Natalee Holloway case tonight. We’re learning about new members of the team that will not give up in their search for Natalee on the island of Aruba. Beth Holloway Twitty joins me now live from Philadelphia. She’s also joined with philanthropist Joe Mammana, who has donated a lot of money in support of finding Natalee.

Beth, first to you. Why are you in Philadelphia? I understand you now have a new addition, an attorney, in the case. Tell us about it.

BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY: Well, I did meet with an attorney today, Rita. And you know, we really just don’t want to leave any stone unturned. And if there’s any other avenue that we can pursue, you know, we want to do that. We just really don’t—we just really haven’t been able to look at any of our options here. So you know, that’s kind of where we are, and we’re just beginning this process.

COSBY: Now, this attorney is Marty Trichon. Tell us a little bit about him, if you could, Beth or Joe, either one of you.

JOE MAMMANA: Well, how’re you doing, Rita? Marty is one of my attorneys, who’s been on retainer, works with my company. He’s a former prosecutor. He’s hard-core, doesn’t leave any stones unturned. And he’s a little different than I. He always believes I over E—intellect over emotion. So intellectually, he’s putting everything together. He’s going to circle the wagons in both directions and sit and we’re going to review what is the best option to move forward.

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Roberts Confirmed to be Supreme Court Justice, 78 to 22

In what was pretty much a forgone conclusion after Judge John Roberts remarkable accounting during the Senate Judiciary hearings last week. This confirmation vote of John Roberts today that will affect the United States for the next 30 years, AP is reporting that John Glover Roberts Jr. has become the 17th chief justice of the United States winning confirmation from the Senate 78-22.

overwhelmingly confirmed by the Senate to lead the Supreme Court through turbulent social issues for generations to come. The Senate voted 78-22 to confirm Roberts — a 50-year-old U.S.

The Democrats were split along the vote where only the most liberal, or ones with secure seats in upcoming elections voted against Judge Roberts as Confirm Them reports.

The Washington Post reports that Roberts will take the oath of office later today at the White House and will participate on Monday — the first Monday in October — in a Supreme Court induction ceremony as the justices begin their new term.

Roberts, 50, will be the youngest person in the exalted position of chief justice since John Marshall, an appointee of President John Adams who took office in 1801 at the age of 46.

CNN reports Judge John Roberts was easily confirmed Thursday to be the 17th chief justice of the United States, winning Senate approval with a solid majority.

All 55 Republicans were united in their support. They were joined by 22 Democrats and one independent senator. Twenty-two Democrats voted no.

I have to agree with Joe Gandelman at The Moderate Voice,

“So Democrats were split enough that the entire party can’t be labeled as having opposed Roberts.

But if you read this one thing stands out: the vote will be most troublesome to Hillary Clinton, who has been burnishing her credentials as a centrist”.

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