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(Washington, D.C.) House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) released the following statement in response to comments by Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) regarding the War on Terror. “I am saddened by the comments made today by Rep. Murtha. It is clear that as Nancy Pelosi’s top lieutenant on armed services, Rep. Murtha and Democratic leaders have adopted a policy of cut and run. They would prefer that the United States surrender to the terrorists who would harm innocent Americans. To add insult to injury, this is done while the President is on foreign soil. “Four years ago, America as we knew it...

House Speaker Dennis Hastert tends to operate behind the scenes. He’s not one to make long public speeches or bask in the Washington glow. His image is more of a legislative tactician than a heavy thinker. But it turns out that Hastert has developed a very clear set of opinions on domestic and economic policy, all of which he reveals in his just-released book, Speaker. In particular, the book has an excellent pro-growth, free-market, pro-competition policy chapter that covers taxes, education, healthcare, energy, and tort reform. In every case the speaker comes down on the side of the people and...

Speaker Hastert will be a signing his book, Speaker: Lessons From Forty Years of Coaching and Politics at Lee BooksellersEdgewood Center5500 South 56th St.Corner of 56th and NE HWY 2Lincoln, NESaturday, August 21 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Thanks to CFR, the publisher of the Speaker's book, Regnery, cannot be given the mailing lists from the RNC to promote this event. The RNC could sell the lists to Regnery for "fair market value," but then would have to sell the lists to anyone who requested them, including MoveOn.org and the other freaks. I've posted here, here, and here about these...

Speaker Hastert will be at Deseret BooksZCMI Center36 S. State St.Salt Lake City, UTLink to MapQuest map signing his book, Speaker: Lessons From Forty Years of Coaching and Politics. My good friend's husband works for the Speaker, and she said they were having a difficult time getting the word out about the signings. Apparently, thanks to CFR, the publisher, Regnery, is the only one who can put out mailings for this type of event. The RNC has mailing lists, but cannot give them to Regnery. The RNC could sell the lists to Regnery for "fair market value," but then would...

As I said on the first thread I posted about the Speaker's book tour, "thanks to CFR, the publisher, Regnery, is the only one who can put out mailings for this type of event. The RNC has mailing lists, but cannot give them to Regnery. The RNC could sell the lists to Regnery for 'fair market value,' but then would have to sell the lists to anyone who requested them, including MoveOn.org and the other freaks." So if the democrats want to restrain free speech to the point that a book signing can't be advertised, I thought I'd bring the...

Speaker Hastert will be at Barnes & Noble12850 Memorial Dr.Houston, TXfrom 6:00 to 8:00 PM signing his book, Speaker: Lessons From Forty Years of Coaching and Politics. My good friend's husband works for the Speaker, and she said they were having a difficult time getting the word out about the signings. Apparently, thanks to CFR, the publisher, Regnery, is the only one who can put out mailings for this type of event. The RNC has mailing lists, but cannot give them to Regnery. The RNC could sell the lists to Regnery for "fair market value," but then would have to...

Statement of Speaker Denny Hastert Regarding Partisan Questioning of the President's Conduct of the War "I am concerned that some Democrats may have decided to pursue partisanship when it comes to the events surrounding September 11th. "It is common knowledge that the government of the United States was put on higher alert during the summer of 2001, in response to non-specific threats from terrorists. The federal government took all appropriate steps to respond to that threat. "Democrats now say that they were kept in the dark about these threats. That is not the case. These threats were relayed on a...