DELAY'S COMMENTS DON'T SET WELL WITH PINELLAS REPUBS

"I was absolutely so disgusted with what he said." --- Pinellas County Commissioner Bob Stewart

"...a disgrace." --- Pinellas County Property Appraiser, former legislator and Republican state committeeman Jim Smith

"...apparantly they don't understand the law and the seperation of powers." --- State Representative Everett Rice (R - Treasure Island)

These are all quotes by Republican officeholders in Pinellas County regarding the strong words used by U.S. House Majority Leader and constant ethics violator Tom DeLay (R - Texas) over the weekend toward Pinellas Circuit Judge --- and fellow Republican --- George Greer, who had been presiding over the Terri Schiavo case for many of the past 15 years. DeLay had accused Greer of "murder" and "terrorism" in comments while marshalling Congressional representatives to pass controversial legislation allowing Mrs. Schiavo's parents to take their case to Federal district court.

The St. Petersburg Times article shows many Republican leaders in Pinellas County backing Greer, including some who disagreed with the rulings he has made in the case such as Clerk of the Courts Ken Burke and probate attorney Bruce McManus.

The local Republican chairman kept his views to himself, but reminded his fellow Repubs of "The Eleventh Commandment" as spoken by the late President Ronald Reagan:

Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican

Ya know, I LOVE IT when Republicans fight among themselves.