The Truffle

Forget the great Sarah Palin implosion. This? Is the most bestest, wonderfulest, most special part of the GOP convention so far. And I do mean special . As in, you'd have to be truly "special" to want to show your face at a fundraiser for Tom "I Retreated, Then Surrendered" DeLay. WTF was Smash Mouth doing there, anyhow? "He's the man, he's the man," said one guest leaving the party. "I've always liked him, he's a good solid conservative," said one delegate standing in line for entrance to the party, Corey Stewart, chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Prince William County, Virginia. If "conservative" is a synonym for "corrupt, oily douchebag," then Corey Stewart may be right. Other attendees--well, they tried to avoid making stupid remarks, doing other things to make themselves look stupid instead: Asked his reaction to DeLay's appearance in Minneapolis, Cong. John Mica (R-FL) declined to answe...

Okay, what the fuck is Tom DeLay doing still hanging around Washington, DC? He left Congress in disgrace. He embarassed his party. He all but guaranteed that a Democrat would take his seat because he resigned after winning the primary, and the GOP couldn't get him off the ballot. You'd think that he would be scared to show his face among his former partners in crime (pun intended). But no. As The New Yorker checks in on Washington's own Dark Lords of the Sith, it seems Tom DeLay still has friends on Capitol Hill. The Schiavo case was one of my proudest moments in Congress,” Tom DeLay told me not long ago in the basement grill room of the Capitol Hill Club, a Republican retreat, where congressmen and senators can mix with lobbyists, a number of whom are former congressmen. DeLay was tan and smiling and tranquil, which was striking, considering that he is currently under indictment in Texas on money-laundering charges, and that many Republicans blame him for allowing a...

It seems that Tom DeLay (or, rather, one of his stand-ins) is suddenly interested in blogospheric civility. So much so that they're opening a discussion about it. In the meantime, a poll on Tommy Boy's blog finds that 78 percent of those surveyed think Nancy Pelosi's visit to Syria will increase terrorism. Whatta surprise. Meanwhile, Team DeLay is awfully quiet on the subject of Nick Lampson. Wonder why that is. Oh yeah, and DeLay's book, I Retreated, Then Surrendered, is #2,600 on Amazon's list. Newt Gingrich , meanwhile, thinks Gonzales should step down. ``I think the country, in fact, would be much better served to have a new team at the Justice Department, across the board,'' Gingrich said. ``I cannot imagine how he is going to be effective for the rest of this administration.... They're going to be involved in endless hearings.'' Nevertheless, Gingrich did praise Gonzales' fluency in English: "It's nice to see he doesn...

Actually, I suspect Tom DeLay falls in the cracks between crybaby and crazaaaaaaaay . Now, normally I'd hate to link to Faux News, but this headline is just too good to ignore. Lay-deez and gennelmen...from Faux News... Ex-Congressman Tom DeLay Insults Former GOP Leaders in New Book! Yes, the Bugman turns his rhetorical pesticides in the direction of Dick Armey and Newt "Never Mind My Sordid Personal Life, 'Kay?" Gingrich in his new book. The book is called No Retreat, No Surrender, an ironic title considering that's what DeLay did in 2006. For more knee-slappers, here's Buggy Boy trying to rewrite history on NPR: DeLay says he relished the business of "counting votes," but he doesn't miss being in the congressional leadership. "It was time for me to go," he says. "If you'll remember, I was the only leader that lasted the whole 12 years. And it's a pretty grueling job – to be in leadership and driving an agenda again...

Bay Area Houston shows how. (Via Kiss My Big Blue Butt .) Man, DeLay should just pack it in and retire from public life.

No, he hasn't started wearing a bright orange jumpsuit yet. But never fear. Tom DeLay is still out there demonstrating to the world what a loser he is. And what better way to do so than trying to reposition himself as a principled right-winger a la Limbaugh? You may remember Limbaugh basically admitted that he never enjoyed carrying water for the GOP assclowns who recently got dumped. Now, he's pretending to be an underdog. Meanwhile, Tommy Boy is trying to make everyone forget what a scuzzball he is over at his ghostwritten blog , which is taking votes for the Most Ridiculous Liberal of 2006. Sadly, DeLay's Democratic replacement, Nick Lampson, is not a nominee. But wait! It gets better! To offset his legal expenses offer a beacon of light for the conservative movement, Tom DeLay has written a book titled No Retreat, No Surrender . Raw Story reports on fighting at DeLay's publisher over the book cover and the fact that the book even exists. DeLay's edi...

...the bad become Fox News commentators. Everyone's favorite disgraced congressman-turned-blogger has found a new gig bloviating on Fox. Anyway, Susan over at Kiss My Big Blue Butt has been having fun at her former congressman's expense. On "Hannity & Colmes," DeLay has been repeating the classic "waaaaaaah, it's the liberal Democratic media's fault and it's not fair!" talking point to explain his legal troubles, Situation FUBAR, and just about any other misfortune he could come up with. Man, how could a congressional Big Bad be such a dullard? I'm desperately hoping, meanwhile, that Fox News gives Rick Santorum a regular gig. They could have the "Ricky and Zell Hour." That would be fun...as long as Zell doesn't get mad and challenge Li'l Ricky to a duel on the set.

Yes, Tom Delay, the oily Texas congressman who won't go away, has decided to blog. Only I don't think he realized all the work that went into blogging before he set up his new home away from home on the net. For one thing, people who read blogs often leave comments. And with a high-profile blogger like the Hammer is sure to be inundated with comments. Unfortunately, the comments were mostly negative, as Mr. DeLay is a very unpopular public figure. He even screwed over his party when he resigned from Congress after winning the primary, thus ensuring that he would have to stay on the ballot...and increasing the chance for a Democratic win. Long story short--Mr. DeLay's replacement in Congress is a Democrat. The GOP can't be happy about this. At any rate, visitors to Mr. DeLay's blog had a lot of fun at his expense before he turned off the comments option. However, shutting the comments down won't make them go away. Note all the unregistered commenters ...