Tom DeLay, when he’s under fire, and knows everyone is looking:
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) delivered an emotional homily yesterday on the need for greater humility in public servants, declaring himself a sinner before a largely Christian audience and warning that pride has brought down leaders throughout history.
“Just think of what we could accomplish if we checked our pride at the door, if collectively we all spent less time taking credit and more time deserving it,” DeLay told the 54th annual National Day of Prayer gathering on Capitol Hill…. A television correspondent asked DeLay how he had chosen his topic, and the lawmaker replied, “Humility is something I work on every day.”
Tom DeLay, when he’s high on the hog, and thinks no one is looking:
A couple of years ago, Tom DeLay was chomping on a cigar at a Washington restaurant with some lobbyists. The manager went over to tell him he couldn’t smoke because the restaurant was located on property leased from the federal government, which bars smoking. “I am the federal government,” DeLay said.
If humility is something DeLay works on every day, he must not be working very hard.