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Tom DeLay, the former Houston congressman and U.S. House majority leader and ertswhile booty-shaker, is Texas Monthly's 2010 Bum Steer of the Year.

by Evan Smith

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Tom DeLay, the former Houston congressman and U.S. House majority leader and ertswhile booty-shaker, is Texas Monthly's 2010 Bum Steer of the Year, as editor Jake Silverstein reveals in his blog. The January issue of the magazine goes on sale in a couple of days.

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