Posted on 10/10/2006 11:43:13 AM PDT by TexKat
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Tuesday he'll dismiss anyone on his staff found to have covered up concerns about ex-Rep. Mark Foley's approaches to former pages.
Hastert said he huddled with his staff members last week and he believes they acted appropriately in handling information on Foley's conduct. But he also issued them a stern warning: "If they did cover something up, then they should not continue to have their jobs."
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation and the House ethics committee is investigating any potential violations of standards of conduct.
Timeline pushed back Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Kolbe said Tuesday he passed along a complaint about inappropriate e-mails from Foley to Foley's office and the clerk of the House but took no further action when learning of the incident.
A former page sponsored by Kolbe contacted the Arizona Republican's office in 2000 or 2001, well before House leaders say they first learned of inappropriate messages sent by Foley.
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Note the headline while not mentioning the "all members will testify under oath" aspect, where goat-face Pelosi and others will object to having to be questioned under oath as to what they knew and when they knew it.....typical AP crap.
Christian evangelist K.A. Paul, founder of the Global Peace Initiative, told The Associated Press he met alone with Hastert for about 30 minutes and prayed with him at the speaker's home in Plano, which is about 45 miles west of Chicago.
Sit down and shut up Denny. This story would be dying today if you had not fanned the flames.
Go eat another burger Hastert.
Just HIS staff? He has the authority to fire anyone who works for the House, including other members' staff.
Good. Fire Nancy's staff. That would be a good place to start.
Hastert has to go as speaker...
Just what "crime" has been purported to have been comitted by anyone to justify wasting taxpayer monies to investigate?.............
Why do people have to get burned before they are willing to accept the true reality of the gay underground? They cannot be trusted, the suffer from a mental disorder and they protect their own!
The idea they are "just like everyone else, and its just a lifestyle choice" is absolute hogwash!
Really?..........
Why? By saying something like this, it almost leads one to believe someone knew something earlier than this and held it.
The story will be gone as Dems run for cover.
Remember when he first assumed the Speaker post? He was in reasonable shape back then. Guess all those years of porking make the old saying ring true, "you are what you appropriate".
Yes. It's rarely done, for obvious reasons, but covering up sexual harrassment and possible crimes would be serious enough to warrant that action. Or he coudl bring the member in and say I'm giving you the chance to fire them yourself.
That could be politically dangerous.......
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