So, skipping primaries and selecting a candidate is or is not wrong?

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill

And yes, we all remember well the Wellstone "memorial." Shame, shame, shame.

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill

All a party-specific primary is is a way for a party to select a candidate. There's no requirement that they select their candidate that way. They could award the candidacy to the winner of a pogo-stick contest if they wanted.

I like primaries because they're more democratic than the smoke-filled room method. In that sense, DeLay's actions were sleazy because he was attempting to circumvent the democracy without having the guts to say "look, we're just going to pick our candidate."

But in the end, I don't care how a party chooses its standard-bearer.

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Man up.

Yes, it really was a shame the way Republicans blew one man's grief totally out of proportion, and misrepresented closed-captioning (for deaf attendees) as commands to cheer and clap.

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Man up.

DeLay's contempt of citizens, law and the common good appear to be catching up to him. When Ronnie Earle and the Texas jury finish with him, DeLay's official residence will be here in the Lone Star state for a long, long time.

Then to be consistent (which is seemingly impossible for demos) you would also feel the same way about demos Robert Torricelli and Wellstone.

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill

I heard audio recordings from the Wellstone "memorial" and they were disgraceful. But they served their purpose in further illustrating the disgracefulness of demos in general.

So, if I'm understanding demos, it's okay when they "select" another candidate to replace their party's political nominee, but it's not okay for Republicans to select another candidate to replace their party's nominee. Yeah, sounds about right.

And you wonder why you demos keep losing elections!

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill

Well, you certainly don't think the Dems could win fair and square, do you? By hook or crook....that's their motto.

As if Dems have never done that!! Too funny. BTW, I think it would be just hilarious if Tom Delay wins it anyway! Wouldn't that just be a stick in the Democrats' eye? In fact, I think I'll e-mail Tom Delay right now and tell him that I'll acually contribute to his run, if he'll go for it. I'm betting many other Republicans in his own district would vote for him. Especially AFTER this trick by the Dems. Remember....it's a Republican majority district and I don't think they are going to cotton too well to the latest Democrat shenanigans.

Yeah, duh!!

I think the Republicans in his district should come out in force now....which is entirely possible....and beat the pants off the Democrat. That will send a loud and clear message to the game-playing, win by hook or crook Democrats!!

GO TOM....GO TOM....GO TOM......run, baby, run!

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"What exactly is this foreign policy experience?" Obama said mockingly of the New York senator. "Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no."

Oh come on Raytri: please be real. The political calculation here was done by the Democrats. First they went out and found a rogue Democrat, Tom Delay hating, D.A. by the name of Ronnie Earle.....who was willing to do anything he could to get an indictment. The Dems knew the Republican rule about having to step down from leadership positions if they were indicted....so they sat out to get that indictment. The first 2 Grand Juries refused to indict and so Earle went for a 3rd...who took all of 2 hours to give Earle his indictment. One of those jurors was interviewed and said later that he made his decision not on anything he heard inside the Grand Jury, but from an ad about Tom Delay. The man said, "I just don't like Tom Delay." The first charges Earle got was for Conspiracy.....tossed out because the law he used wasn't even in effect at the time.

So, that's what they did to unseat Tom Delay. But that wasn't enough. They decided......Well, we've made him step down, but now we want to make sure his name is on the ballot or this will mean nothing to us. We want the Congressional seat given to us. We don't want an opponent because we know we can't win fair and square any other way.

PITIFUL....PATHETHIC.....DEMS.

I'm going to be encouraging Tom Delay to run for it with all he's got and whip their arses after all! That would be divine justice if I ever saw it. This may be the first race that someone wins without ever making an ad or giving a political speech!

Go Tom!!!

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"What exactly is this foreign policy experience?" Obama said mockingly of the New York senator. "Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no."

But nothing about the Dems who are trying to disenfranchise all the majority voters in a Republican district, eh? They have basically set it up so the Republicans have no candiate....because they want the seat in a Republican majority district GIVEN to them.

And what's FAIR about that?

NOTHING.

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"What exactly is this foreign policy experience?" Obama said mockingly of the New York senator. "Was she negotiating treaties? Was she handling crises? The answer is no."