Massachusetts Democrat, indicted.

[ElKabong]

Wonder if Howard Dean is going to put Finneran's mugshot on the DNC website like they did Delay's...Nah. Doubt it. Racist bastard "Liberal Democrats". Their bullshit train just rolls on and on.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/breaking_news/11830238.htm

BOSTON - Former Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran was indicted Monday on federal charges of lying under oath about his role in the redrawing of the state's legislative districts.

Finneran, 55, was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice and could be sent to prison and lose his license to practice law if convicted.

Finneran, who resigned last September to head the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, was widely considered the state's most powerful politician during his eight years as speaker.

The former lawmaker was accused of lying when he testified in 2003 before a federal appeals court in a lawsuit brought by minority groups. The minority groups claimed that a new legislative map would hurt black and Hispanic candidates and protect Finneran and other incumbents.

Finneran told the three-judge panel he had no role in drafting the map beyond appointing members of a redistricting committee. Ultimately, the court threw out the map and ordered a new one drawn, saying lawmakers sacrificed "racial fairness" to protect incumbents. It also said it found Finneran's testimony hard to believe.

Once dubbed "King Tom" for pushing through a rules change that removed term limits for House speakers, Finneran served as head of the 160-member House from 1996 to 2004. He ruled with an iron fist, keeping tight control over what legislation was allowed to reach the floor and isolating lawmakers who opposed him. --snip

[Suff]

[QUOTE]Wonder if Howard Dean is going to put Finneran's mugshot on the DNC website like they did Delay's...Nah. Doubt it. Racist bastard "Liberal Democrats". Their bullshit train just rolls on and on.

whopps a daisy.... He's a conservative Democrat..(by our standards) and his legs are being chopped off by Liberals...


A pair of liberal House dissidents and a top lieutenant to former House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran played pivotal roles in the downfall of the once-powerful Beacon Hill leader, a four-count federal indictment reveals.

In a civil case challenging the racial fairness of the controversial 2001 redistricting plan, Finneran testified Nov. 14, 2003, that he did not review the plan before its release.

But according to the indictment, liberal Newton Reps. Kay S. Khan and Ruth B. Balser, joined by Rep. Peter J. Koutoujian (D-Newton), had a meeting with the then-speaker the night before the plan became public Oct. 18, 2001, ``during which a redistricting plan for the districts in and surrounding Newton, Mass., was reviewed.''



Balser and Khan, who did not return calls for comment yesterday, had clashed with Finneran over the speaker's more conservative views and had backed Rep. Byron Rushing (D-Boston), a Finneran opponent, for speaker in 2003.



2 other quickies.

1. He not in Politics.

2. He's was in the Massachusetts legislative body... Not the National Legislative body that Tom Delay belongs to.


But thats neither here nor there..... Liberals Took him down... same as Delay.

[ElKabong]

Oh so that's it. He's a "conservative democrat". Got it.

By the same token, Bush is a "liberal republican" I assume. Repubs can congratulate him on taking on terrorism overseas (republican hawk), but slam him on fiscal policy (liberal spending).

That was fun...thanks.

[ljb]

Oh so that's it. He's a "conservative democrat". Got it.

By the same token, Bush is a "liberal republican" I assume. Repubs can congratulate him on taking on terrorism overseas (republican hawk), but slam him on fiscal policy (liberal spending).

That was fun...thanks.
The only "liberal" spending Bush is doing is in Iraq. Not only does he try to take terrorism overseas but also your tax dollars and jobs.

[Suff]

Oh so that's it. He's a "conservative democrat". Got it.

By the same token, Bush is a "liberal republican" I assume. Repubs can congratulate him on taking on terrorism overseas (republican hawk), but slam him on fiscal policy (liberal spending).

That was fun...thanks.

I'm just telling you what tripped him up........ Your point that Liberals are Dupliticous because Finneran was party to something they chastise Delay about is wrong.


Btw.. Irish Democrats Perfected gerrymandering...so I know all about it.

Its minor league stuff. We play Big league Politics here... as does Texas (to some degree)..

btw.. You do know where Going to give it to you on BOTH ENDS in 2008..

Romney from the Right, Kerry From The Left... Sure we have Andy Card...but thats not good enough. We're going to rig the game....Hobsons choice... Romney or Kerry! lol... Go Hilary.