Shannon Flaherty Quotations

Mr. DeLay has not taken any gambling money. He doesn't believe in taking money from gambling interests.

Nick Lampson shouldn't pat himself on the back just yet. We have something that's more important. We have friends and supporters that voters in the 22nd Congressional District admire and respect.

We're praying for the best, preparing for the worst and making sure we have everything in place for our efforts both before and after Rita hits.

What you see above is not simply sloppy polling; it's a direct manipulation of the survey to create their desired results. The voters in Houston deserve to know about these deceptive antics to manipulate these polls.

Here you have a man running for national office, and he's not qualified to be a precinct chair.

His money hasn't come from the 22nd District. His Democratic values aren't accepted by the 22nd and neither will he.

His tight schedule deemed these private travel arrangements necessary.

He was in the process of making his decision after the primary. He kept all his fundraising events and was committed to running an aggressive campaign until his decision became final.

I think it's a sense of our guy is under attack. Here is a man that has fought for us in the last 30 years. Now it's our time to fight for him.

It is his right, and he has been practicing that right.

That's the point of having a CHL (concealed handgun license) in Texas -- potential criminals should assume everyone is (carrying).

Most of the mail is for donors and volunteers.

We do most of our key campaign work before early voting begins.

We saw this money as no longer wanted by the campaign.

Sometimes people return the money, but we wanted to make sure that it would be redirected to make a positive impact. We will be cutting the checks shortly.

Administrator Griffin and Congressman DeLay have a terrific working relationship. They are fighting for the same goals, and that's what his comments expressed.

Any new decision they make is probably based more on their need for cash than upholding their credibility.

As everyone who has picked up a newspaper in the last week knows, Congressman DeLay said he disagreed with the president on the Dubai ports deal.

They need someone who is tough and is a fighter and who isn't just going to talk about these issues, but is actually going to get in the game and win for Texans.

That quote comes from introductory remarks. It was just an introduction but what the congressman expressed in his letter is clearly the more accurate way of characterizing their relationship.

But he's going to have a tough time with local GOP support. He's got more than 30 years of catching up to do.

The funds were donated in full compliance with federal law and disclosed properly and publicly, but yesterday's admission of guilt and improper actions warranted our action to make something positive come of all this by donating the money to local charities rather than retaining it.