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Trouble with DeLay: while the indictment of Rep. Tom DeLay may be a partisan "witch hunt," the former House Majority Leader has a lot to answer for.(CONGRESS)

The New American

| October 31, 2005 | Grigg, William Norman | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Behind every great fortune is a crime," wrote French novelist Honore de Balzac in words that could have been penned by Karl Marx. That invidious assessment is in need of a crucial clarification: every political fortune is built on crime--generally in the form of what Frederic Bastiat called "official plunder." When viewed in that light, Balzac's cynical maxim may apply to the ongoing travails of Representative Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the former House majority leader.

Within a week, Rep. DeLay was indicted by two separate grand juries in Texas. The first indictment accused DeLay of conspiring to funnel illegal campaign contributions to Republican candidates for the ...

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