DeLay blames media for '06 GOP losses

Yes, the 2006 election happened four months ago.  But it seems like just yesterday when millions of Americans kept pressing refresh to see the latest results from the Senate race in Virginia. 

Even though it is beyond time to move on, it is amusing to hear some of the excuses that Republicans are making for their election losses.  For example, in Tom DeLay's new book, the corrupt former lawmaker blamed -- you guessed it -- the media:

“I would suggest that Republicans lost because they did not communicate their message and their victorieswith enough strength to overcome short-term, media-fed issues thatarose right before the election,” Mr. DeLay writes in the book, “NoRetreat, No Surrender” (Sentinel), referring in part to theCongressional page scandal.

So the Mark Foley page scandal was a media fabrication?  Was the Iraq war a media fabrication as well?  How about Katrina?

Will these guys ever take responsibility for their own actions?

Comments

[Tony]

I'm amazed that DeLay doesn't have his head buried in the sand for a while. He has what you call Chutzpah.

[Administrator: Todd]

Each time DeLay opens up his mouth it hurts the GOP -- plain and simple. So, by all means, I hope he keeps on talking.

[granny]

Tom Delay DOES have his head in the sand, it's just that he keeps talking.

More to the point, for me, is that I really think this remark, used in the reporting of this story:

"Even though it is beyond time to move on"

is an ill considered bit of sniping. It is the standard response from Republican die-hards when one mentions the the Bush elections were stolen; and smacks of the old Vietnam war era chant "Your country, love it or leave it". It's not very bright, to put it bluntly. And it doesn't speak well for those who use it.