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Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By TChris, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 08:38:01 AM EST
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According to Congressional Quarterly, reported at Raw Story, Dennis Hastert is willing to resign his speakership if it would help the Republicans. Of course, in Hastert's judgment, his resignation wouldn't be beneficial, but would start a "feeding frenzy" of calls for the removal of other GOP leaders in the House, including fellow enablers John Boehner, Thomas Reynolds, and John Shimkus.

Hastert is right about one thing: his resignation won't help his party. Nothing can help the Republicans at this point.

Update: Hastert's current strategy, probably all he has left: blame Democrats (and the liberal media, i.e., ABC, the "liberal" network that brought us Path to 9/11) for his problems. Hastert apparently hasn't noticed that conservatives are the loudest voices demanding that he resign his speakership.

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    Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? | 10 comments (10 topical)
    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#1)
    by legion on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 09:52:05 AM EST
    Nothing can help the Republicans at this point. Not so! There's always the GOP's go-to helpers: the Democrats. God I hope they don't find a way to lose next month...

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#2)
    by desertswine on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 10:02:51 AM EST
    Hastert blames ABC News and George Soros! And Bill Clinton, of course. Grasp, meet Straw.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#3)
    by jarober on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 01:38:17 PM EST
    Let me make sure that I have your moral compass straight: 1) Former President Clinton has sex with a subordinate less than half his age - but since it was just sex, it was no big deal 2) Barney Frank, after his boyfriend ran a prostitution ring out of his apartment, is still a respected member of Congress 3) Gerry Studds had sex with a page on capital hill, and not only stayed, but was re-elected, only leaving in 1996. 4) Foley engaged in IMs and emails with one or more pages, no actual contact occurred. Foley resigned. In the first three cases, there were no consequences. In the last one, Democrats want Hasterts head, even though Foley has resigned. Best I can tell, this is situational ethics: The situation being that Republicans are involved. Mind you, I'm glad Foley left, and would not mind seeing Hastert leave - he's a hack. What I find amusing is the left's complete lack of awareness of its own hypocrisy.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#4)
    by ScottW on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 01:38:17 PM EST
    "his resignation wouldn't be beneficial" Too Who ?? Would someone please ask Hastert if protecting children or the republican party is more important to him. We all know the answer, but it would be fun to watch him sweat it out on TV. He keeps saying that he resignation will not help the party, what does that have to do with anything ? He should resign because he knew about and allowed a man to have indecent contact with boys. In the real world, he would probably be looking at a little jail time. Jesus, these people, if one of my employees was doing this and I knew about it, and my boss found out, I doubt they would let me grab my keys before tossing me out the door. Fantasyland/Neverland/Washington all one in the same.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#8)
    by Repack Rider on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 07:40:32 PM EST
    Let me make sure that I have your moral compass straight: A known prostitute gets unusual and continuous access to the White House for a period of a year, explaining his presence by pretending to be a reporter, an obviously bogus claim. And James is worked up about something that happened 20 years ago because it happened to a Democrat who was censured by the House. Duke Cunningham Bob Ney Tom DeLay Mark Foley What do they all have in common?

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 08:42:31 PM EST
    I just can't see Denny Hastert listening to The Clash, even back in the day.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#7)
    by jarober on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 08:42:31 PM EST
    ScottW: Please tell me what your stance was on Clinton in the Monica affair? Did you ask for the Democratic leadership's head after Gary Condit's affair with Chandra Levy was revealed? If not, please explain.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#11)
    by kdog on Fri Oct 06, 2006 at 09:59:48 AM EST
    If he goes there will be trouble.. If he stays there will be double.

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 06, 2006 at 09:59:48 AM EST
    ABC News and ABC are separate divisions. ABC News had nothing to do with Path to 9/11

    Re: Hastert: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (none / 0) (#10)
    by jarober on Fri Oct 06, 2006 at 09:59:49 AM EST
    mikmik: nice language, and I think I see situational ethics there. For the people who claimed that Studds' thing was consensual with someone over the age of consent - the people Foley was dealing with were over the age of consent in DC as well. So I'll ask again: you only care about sleazy sex scandals when they affect Republicans? Sure seems that way. I await anyone here asking for Pelosi's head over Gary Condit.

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