Hastert Must Go (Q: Why did Foleygate Hit at the 30-day mark for the election? McCain-Feingold?)

L.A. SLIMES editorial ^

[Recovering_Democrat]

DENNIS HASTERT SHOULD RESIGN as speaker of the House of Representatives. Not necessarily because he failed to act quickly when shown evidence suggesting that Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) was abusing his power with teenagers — not all the details are known, though the ones that are don't look good. No, the Illinois Republican should resign because he's an unimaginative politician and an uninspired legislator. Unfortunately, these days that just makes him a typical congressional Republican.

[Recovering_Democrat]

ISN'T IT CONVENIENT
how close to the 30-day mark this news hits?? Doesn't McLame's free-speech restricting law now make it IMPOSSIBLE for independent groups to counter the LIBERAL LAMESTREAM MEDIA'S MESSAGE that Republicans are all pedophiliac predators?????

[MNJohnnie]

You nailed it in one.

[commonguymd]

Oh how upright and virtuous McCain is? /s
Power does nothing but corrupt.

Good call on this one.

[Bush gal in LA]

Yes, yes, but the Democrats had nothing to do with this! !! (sarcasm off)

[LibLieSlayer]

dims love to push certain Conservative buttons to divide our party right before the most important election of our lifetime... and in the last few days it appears that "some" Republicans enjoy it!


LLS

[kjo]

The GOP had better understand, if they nominate McCain, millions of conservatives will stay home or vote a third party.

Do they get it?

[srmorton]

Before McPain can receive the nomination, he must get through the primaries. All we have to do to prevent his nomination is to GO VOTE FOR SOMEONE ELSE in the primaries.

[freedom4me]

It's not just the McCain/Feingold issue, but the Dems waited until it was too late to change the candidate name on the ballot.

[Just mythoughts]

Hey we are witnessing John McCain campaign finance legislation, wherein he gave power and authority to the MEDIA to shape election advertising. Once that 60 day threshold was past look what has become the election theme...

PERVERTS I mean the media are framing the debate!!!!!

[Sacajaweau]

The media isn't framing the entire debate. Just watched a Reynolds ad saying that Foley lied to him.

My guess is that perhaps Fordham lied, too and that's why he left.

[wally-balls]

Also, by trying to make the Speaker of the House take the rap for this nonsense, they effectively make this a national issue vs. a local issue. This is their pathetic attempt to make this a national repudiation of the Republican congress.....taint gonna woik

[Just mythoughts]

Nationally they are, they are still fixated over the dirty IMs to these wee wee little pages, who for some reason as adults can't quite get their stories straight.

I want to know why the media has not explained how smart Foley was to have divined these pages IM screen names. They sure have not indicated there is a LIST that gets distributed to Congress with all the pages screen names.

I am pleased to hear that Reynolds has the resources to fund a campaign response.

[bornacatholic]

Bush signed McCain- Feingold apparently thinking the SCOTUS would slap it down. Bush is just as much to blame for the mess as is McCain

[PolishProud]

Not only are they under McCain's "Incumbent Protection Act" Pelosi is controlling how the investigation will be conducted. When Hastert suggested Freeh conduct the investigation Pelosi almost had an involuntary bowel movement.

Freeh's investigation would not be under the control of the House and she would not get the TV coverage of a committee investigation and besides Freeh might dig up some dirt on the pages and she only want to slime Republicans.

[Just mythoughts]

Get a load of this thread, appears that some are still from within trying to campaign against Hastert..... McCain types????


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1715343/posts

[Samwise]

Bush is just as much to blame for the mess as is McCain

I've gotta disagree with you on that. They were counting on him to veto it, so he could take the heat over it. Bush told them (Congress) that if THEY wanted finance reform to get it RIGHT. He was going to sign it. They passed it; he signed it as promised.

[sgtbono2002]

If all the people had resigned that the liberals insisted should resign we would be down to having the idiot Pelosi being president by now.

A list of those just off the top of my head.
1. The President himself
2. VP Cheney
3. Speaker Hastert
4. Rumsfeld
5. Condaleeza Rice

Funny they havent mentioned Dr. Frist, but I guess that would be foolish since he seems to be on their side anyway.

[petercooper]

They also wanted Rove to resign, and Libby, and Tancredo, and Santorum, and Gonzales, and....

[P.O.E.]

Dem strategy once again: can't win elections based on their policies, so they use the courts to overturn laws and press-fed outcry to get Republicans out. Sad thing is, it works.

[bornacatholic]

So, the buck never made it to the President?

[sgtbono2002]

These friggin people (liberal democrat sonsofbi*ches) just amaze me.

Nobody on earth pushes the queer agenda down our throats like Democrats. Let one republican show up in the queer spotlight and they go into convulsions. Are citizens in this country blind that they cant see whats happening here?

[WhiteGuy]

ISN'T IT CONVENIENT?


What if the shoe were on the other foot?

What if the predator in question was a democrat?

Isn't it quite probable that the gop would respond in exactly the same fashion?

Is it possible that gaining political advantage is the only motivating factor regardless?

Convenient? you bet!

[hnj_00]

you are probably correct about what might be the republican response....but the lib/dem response is already on record!!!....they would give 3 standing ovations for the perp just like they did for gerry studman studds...or at least give him a pardon like clinton gave mel reynolds!!!

[WhiteGuy]

you are probably correct about what might be the republican response....but the lib/dem response is already on record!!!....

I think the overwhelming number of Americans are "non-political" and see this recent round of finger-pointing as just another reason to lump all politicians together into the same corrupt and repulsive heap.

[Rodm]

Hastert will resign as soon as Barney (the Fag) Frank and Ted (the drunk & manslaugtherer) Kennedy resign!

[Samwise]

So, the buck never made it to the President?

My dad used to let me stew in my own messes too.

[italianquaker]

oh my god bushs fault..............................again

[SERKIT]

I would like to see these types of media outlets be forced to file as a 527.

This kind of slimey media activity, with the protections guaranteed under McCain-Feingold, was predicted as soon as this stupid anti-free-speech law was introduced.

[commonguymd]

Pulling a lever for the mastermind of eliminating free speech during elections would be a very difficult thing to do. Can't envision myself doing it.

[Tax Government]

They were counting on him [Bush] to veto it, so he could take the heat over it. Bush told them (Congress) that if THEY wanted finance reform to get it RIGHT. He was going to sign it.

Bush and anyone in Congress who supported McCain-Feingold have written their political epitaphs -- "damnable, failed steward of American political rights."

[Samwise]

Disagree if you wish. Bush did what he said he'd do. You gotta pick your battles. That was a battle Bush chose not to fight. If Congress chooses to revisit the law and fix the mess, I'm sure he'll sign that one too. My dad used to let me stew in the messes I made.

[bornacatholic]

Letting you stew in your mess is one thing. Making all of us stew in this unconstitutional mess is quite another thing. Bush could have prevented it. He failed his oath of Office. He failed all Americans.

The same goes for the Legislative and Judicial Branches. However, for some reason, Bush gets to skate...

[bornacatholic]

Yes. Bush is to blame. So are the leislative and Judicial branches

[Samwise]

Yep! I'm letting Bush skate on this one. I want him to concentrate on killing terrorists and appointing good judges.

The Supremes said it was constitutional. Bush told Congress to get it right. Had Bush vetoed it, he would be bashed for vetoing it. You gotta pick your battles.

[bornacatholic]

You gotta pick your battles

*Having taken the Oath of Office to protect and defend the Constitution, that battle picked him. He surrendered the 1st Ammendment without firing a shot.

We will just agree to disagree.

As a Christian Conservative, I have learned it does me no good to deny reality. Anything that threatens the Constituion imperils liberty. Bush cannnot escape responsibility.

[Samwise]

Bush cannnot escape responsibility.

Oh, geez. The weight of the world is on that man's shoulders. While you continue to bash him, I'll pray for him.