by Dante Chinni

Christian Science Monitor

03/29/05

There are some basic rules in politics. When the public is with you, claim a mandate by the will of the people. When the public is against you, claim a strong personal compass that isn't swayed by polls. And when you think your control and approval are slipping, talk about the conspiracy working against you. With those simple rules in mind, we turn our attention to the Republican leadership and House majority leader Tom DeLay. After facing several rebukes from the House ethics committee for a variety of offenses -- everything from having an interest group pay for his travel to having federal aviation authorities help track down Democratic lawmakers in Texas -- Mr. DeLay recently told a Christian conservative group that he had met the enemy and it was 'a huge nationwide concerted effort to destroy everything we believe in...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0329/p09s02-codc.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp