DeLay's thinking comeback now that he can't get off the ballot -- and reform is looking dead in Congress. Coincidence?:
Efforts to tighten lobbying rules have stalled in the months since a series of corruption scandals, creating potential trouble for Republicans who vowed to institute tough ethics reform.According to the experts, the GOP reform plan doesn't do much anyway. They're so locked in to the culture of corruption that they won't pass even a watered down bill.
With the August recess approaching, and then the campaign season when many lawmakers pay scant attention to policy matters, negotiators have little time to resolve differences between bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and come up with legislation President George W. Bush can sign.
