But if DeLay is forced to keep his name on the ballot, he may well pick up that ball and run.
He challenges DeLay to fess up about his relationship with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and he tells the 50 or so voters present, when you come right down to it, if DeLay wins the primary, he could be beaten in the fall by the likely Democratic nominee, former Congressman Nick Lampson.
That never would have happened if Tom DeLay were fully engaged, but the acting majority leader, Roy Blunt of Missouri, who did a very impressive job getting the votes for the spending cuts, was just not able to see this coming, got blindsided by it, and that simply wouldn't have happened if DeLay were fully in the saddle.
If we delay the transition to only a coin dollar, the problem may well solve itself.
If governments delay that step, there will be more bumpy times in the markets.
"If you delay in buying servers, your Web site goes down, " says Bartels.
But Chelsea could get a reprieve if they delay lodging any appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
With final salary pensions the worker might get an enhancement to their pension if they delay it by a few years.
Officials in Paris, Moscow and Beijing well know that if such delay would not completely foreclose American military action, it would certainly defer it until late next year.
According to European Union rules the airline must re-route the passenger and pay 150 euros for flights up to 3, 500km - 75 euros if the delay to the passenger is less than two hours.
So I think if they delay it, that will give more time for people to look at the constitution in general without being in a rush and they have to give it by the 15th of August.
But now, a handful of companies are rolling out lower-cost versions of these investments for those willing to give up some benefits, such a feature that bumps up your future guaranteed income if you delay taking withdrawals.
If the delay is for five hours or more, passengers are also entitled to a refund of their ticket with a free flight back to the initial point of departure if this is relevant (for example, if a connecting flight has been cancelled).
But if they do delay, they would not be covered for any pre-existing condition for two years.
If the tarmac delay is more than an hour, the airline must provide air conditioning, use of toilets and water.
The White House said on Tuesday that it will go along with the debt-ceiling delay if it passes.
"If you can delay the onset by three, four, six, seven or 10 years, it's proof of the principle, " he said.
And that appreciation has shown itself in ways that could be important to DeLay if he becomes embroiled in the Texas legal battles.
If they do delay, they run the risk of losing the crop to heat stress, or worse, losing their precious vines to a bushfire.
But if there is delay and dithering with no credible plan, says Mr Davies, the response of both the currency markets and the bond markets will be fierce.
If she can delay an increase in her coverage costs, she will likely start a new plan late this year, rather than next March, when her current plan runs out.
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We'd have to spend a little more time with the device to get used to just tapping them but even then, we're not sure if the slight delay in response will go away.
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It has advised drivers to be extra vigilant and to delay journeys if bad weather persists.
He said the United States would not be embarrassed if it had to delay the sanctions.
If Altocor really can delay Alzheimer's disease, Andrx will have turned the tables on big drug companies.
Both groups can delay gratification if a bigger reward is on offer, but only for a few seconds.
If she anticipated a delay, she would call up without fail and tell us how and when she would be back.
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The suspect's medical condition may also delay matters if he is not able to fully assist his counsel in the initial stages.
News teams were allowed to interview him during his deployment, if they agreed to delay broadcast until he had left the country.
In reality, Hunt is straining every sinew to delay, if not block, the takeover whilst ensuring that he is not subject to judicial review.
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