Tom DeLay calls Obama a Marxist

I thought the Cold War was over. Are there any "Marxists" anymore other than some delayed adolescents in Latin America? And what exactly is a "Marxist?"

What follows came from Think Progress. You won't find out what a Marxist is, but you will find out what Tom DeLay is!

Tom DeLay (pictured left) you will recall, is a former pest controller from Texas who finagled his way into fame and fortune in the U.S. House of Representatives, preaching Jesus the whole time he was scamming the voters and filling his pockets with buckaroos from crooked friends like Jack Abramoff.

He's no longer in the House but he may soon be in jail. He is currently facing charges of money laundering and conspiracy to launder money. It's too bad he hasn't yet been charged with all of his crimes.

Tom DeLay built a career on phony piety and a pretense of conservatism. He has used his position as a bully pulpit to attack those who reflect real family and moral values. He recently was heard on the right-winger Mike Gallagher's radio show, where he once again proved himself to be a fool.

Gallagher, of course, is just as despicable. He started things off by impugning Barack Obama's motives and integrity. Gallagher said of Obama, "it's as if this were a guy who's desperately trying to cover up what seems to be the kind of old school Marxist, radical liberal failed ideology."

Now, anyone who would make a statement like that is suffering from some kind of illness. But there are a lot of sickos who listen to Gallagher, so he can get by with it. He is saying absolutely nothing. What in the world is an "old school Marxist?" And exactly what does he mean by
"radical liberal failed ideology?" Maybe he was momentarily confused and was thinking of the Bush administration and meant to say "radical conservative failed ideology."

DeLay, however, agreed that Obama is some kind "of old school Marxist." "Absolutely," said Tom.

DeLay said that "the other weakness that he [Obama] has is that nobody knows him. And if McCain does not define him as what he is -- hey, I have said publicly, and I will again, that unless he proves me wrong, he is a Marxist."

Well, that sure sums it up. Actually, I think that unless DeLay proves me wrong, he is a Muslim. Or maybe a dog!

The only "Marxist" that Tom DeLay ever heard of had the first name of Groucho.