But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

House GOP change rules to shield DeLay

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 Posted: 1:33 PM EST (1833 GMT)


WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.

By a voice vote, and with a handful of lawmakers voicing opposition, the House Republican Conference decided that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment of a party leader and recommend at that time whether the leader should step aside.

The current party rule in this area requires House Republican leaders and the heads of the various committees to relinquish their positions if indicted for a crime that could bring a prison term of at least two years.

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Adventures in Appliances

...so far so good. kinzel reports that the tech from Dead River arrived a few minutes after eight (a.m.!) to disconnect the old stove. The helpful delivery guys from Home Despot arrived around noon-thirty with the new stove and swapped them out. Max!, Mozart, and Patia sensibly went Elsewhere in the house while this was going on. Scrabble came to supervise, growing more and more agitated as she realized that Those! People! were Stealing! Mything! -- and that I was doing nothing to stop them. She was somewhat -- but not entirely mollified -- by the quick appearance of a New! Thing! and spent some time checking it out -- once, twice, five or maybe six times. The rest of the cats have been by a couple times, but its no big deal, except, you know -- not in a good place? Maybe we ought, Max! suggested, put it where the other Thing had been? Which we will, tomorrow, when the tech from Dead River reverses his role, and comes to us at eight (a.m.!) to connect the new stove.

In and around the excitement of the stove, business was more or less as usual. The gym thing was done, pick-up groceries were got, the post office was visited, and afterward the bank. Pre-orders for With Stars Underfoot now stand at 408. We might sell out before Christmas!

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