Tom DeLay's House of Shame (Jonathan Alter-Newsweek)

The last sentence: "The only way to get rid of the termites eating away at the people's House is to stamp them out at the next election."


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But never before has the leadership of the House been hijacked by a small band of extremists bent on building a ruthless shakedown machine, lining the pockets of their richest constituents and rolling back popular protections for ordinary people. These folks borrow like banana republics and spend like Tip O'Neill on speed.

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The only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious ideas, making the bills merely bad, not disastrous. What next for the House of Shame? If DeLay's acquitted, he'll be back in power. If he's convicted, his proteges will continue his work. Reform efforts by fiscal conservatives determined to curb their borrow-and-spend colleagues are probably doomed. The only way to get rid of the termites eating away the people's House is to stamp them out at the next election.

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Every time I get excited at the possibility of regaining control in '06, I think about that. As if we don't have enough of a mess to clean up to get this country back on the right track, we can't even trust the vote count. This next year is going to be a wild one. Fasten your seat belts!