Let me just preface this with WTF? There is no end to the finagling that this crowd of corrupt cronies do to show their loyalty to one of their kings of corruption…

Indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, forced to step down as the No. 2 Republican in the House, scored a soft landing Wednesday as GOP leaders rewarded him with a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee.

DeLay, R-Texas, also claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently investigating an influence-peddling scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with lawmakers. The subcommittee also has responsibility over NASA a top priority for DeLay, since the Johnson Space Center is located in his Houston-area district.

“Allowing Tom DeLay to sit on a committee in charge of giving out money is like putting Michael Brown back in charge of FEMA Republicans in Congress just can’t seem to resist standing by their man,” said Bill Burton, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

DeLay wil be rejoining the Appropriations panel (he was a member until becoming majority leader in ‘03) because of the vacancy created when Randy “Duke” Cunningham, resigned and pled “guilty in November to charges relating to accepting $2.4 million in bribes for government business and other favors.”

We hope that Tom DeLay will soon follow in Cunningham’s footsteps and do the right thing… resign from the House and plead guilty. The only way to weed out the corruption, which is evident the GOP has no intention of doing, is to get rid of every corrupt crony in office.

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