DeLay Not Going Quietly

"You're doing a heck of a job, Hammer."

At an event for a Democratic candidate for DeLay's seat, politics in Sugarland, Texas devolved into silencing the opposition, plus a little pushing, shoving, hitting, you know, good old-fashioned brownshirt tactics. At a time when GOP approval ratings hit new lows, you'd think the "opposition party" might hammer home (excuse the pun) the fact the folks in power are Fascists, but that is probably asking too much.

The Texan candidate, Nick Lampson, represented a district adjacent to DeLay's for eight years until DeLay gerrymandered him out of his seat in 2004 and said such tactics were nothing new.

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Supporters of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay protested at an event Thursday held by the Democratic candidate for the congressman's seat, and the event quickly dissolved into a shouting and shoving match. Police were called, but made no arrests.
"I got pushed. I got hit. I got a sign wadded up in my face and my hat pulled down over my eyes," said Marsha Rovai, 69, a supporter of Nick Lampson. "They just did it to be nasty."
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At the news conference, Lampson called on the governor to set a May 13 special election so the district would be represented after DeLay leaves.
But moments after the event began in DeLay's home town, Lampson and his supporters were surrounded by protesters who held up hand-written signs. Lampson was silenced by their chanting.

Since everything else DeLay has done has been borderline-to-clearly illegal, wouldn't it make sense to launch an investigation into the unprecedented gerrymandering he orchestrated?

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