Chris Matthews blogs on getting the scoop (kind of) from Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) that the former House majority leader was resigned to resigning. Exciting stuff!
The post is entitled — no kidding — “My phone call with Tom DeLay (Chris Matthews)”:
[DeLay spokeswoman] Shannon Flaherty called me at the office Monday to say that Congressman Tom DeLay, her boss, wanted to talk with me in the evening. It would be around 9:15. She said he was “not calling to complain.”
Despite the heads-up, I was taken aback when the former Majority Leader came on the line Monday night.
“This is Tom DeLay.” “Hi Tom,” I responded before reverting to protocol. The Congressman then told me the stunning news he was dropping out of his race for re-election.
. . . and that’s how the news is made. Any questions?
