For those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you know I had little time for the hypocrisy of the Republican leadership during the Foley scandal. For those you who are new or from overseas and don't follow American politics, here is a quick recap.1) Congressman Mark Foley (R - Florida) had a habit of chasing teenage boys in the Congressional Page program with the intent of having sex with them.
2) The Republican leadership, including members of then Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's (R - Illinois) office knew and didn't do anything.
Okay, I'm missing a few details but if you want more you can check out my prior stories.
Well, poor Denny Hastert lost his job as Speaker when the Democrats took control of the House and now the Chicago Tribune is reporting that he's ready to go home. Yep, retire.
Good riddance.
Denny, you and your party supported a war we should never had started, you've driven our healthcare system to the brink of collapse, you supported the erosion of our civil liberties and you protected the predatory practices of a pederast for political purposes.
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
But why now? Likely because they want to let a Republican run as an incumbent. If Denny leaves, they appoint a replacement and the replacement gets the power of the office to run for reelection.
A political hack to the end, eh Denny? Afraid the Dem's might actually make a run at your seat in a fair fight? I guess you are what you are -- and Denny, you're a hack. A stooge for the Republican machine and I'm glad you're leaving. I'm sure plenty in your district are too.
Goodbye to the friend of pederasts?
2 comments:
The rats are definately leaving the sinking ship. Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio is also not calling it quits. Go Blue!
As much as I dislike the Republicans and all the support of Bush's policies, I have noticed that the Democrats are not providing any real opposition. I still want a viable third party to dismantle the current state of affairs in Washington DC.
Has this always been how its been? Did I miss something growing up? Was I too young to understand all this when I thought things worked well to eject Nixon from office (yikes, he's old enough to reference Nixon!)
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