Says Roll Call late tonight:
Gosh, we hope it doesn’t have anything to do with this old chestnut, which we updated a bit yesterday, along with a promise of more to come soon. But who knows?
Swing State Project offers a bit more detail from the RC article which hides behind the pay curtain:
This week Hastert met with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and was making calls to tell people of his decision on Wednesday morning.
They’re just dropping like flies aren’t they? Answer: Yes, but not nearly enough of ’em, and not nearly fast enough.
(Hat-tip for all of the above to our buddy Arlen Parsa over at The Daily Background.)
UPDATE 10/19/07: Hastert announced he will not run again, but has yet to give official word on whether he’ll leave early or not. AP reports the delay in stepping down may be due to a fear that a Special Election during the February ’08 primary may have a huge Dem turnout due to Illinois’ favorite son, Barrack Obama, on the Presidential Primary ballot.
But with no official announcement yet, MSNBC asked after a flurry of “Hastert to Resign” reports, “Is Hastert really quitting?”. “Not at this time,” they are told, but adding that another source says otherwise:
Incidentally, Hastert has lost about 60 pounds and looks like a completely different person.
True. See the photo at left!
Hummmmmmmm…
so denny is gonna spend more time mit the family & take da manacles off dem old chestnuts.
He isn’t getting surgery like the recently resigned Terror Chief???
Denny don’t let da door hitcha where da good lord splitcha . . . . . How could it ever miss . . .
TRA LA LA LA LAAAAAAAAAH.
Despite despicable… it just keeps on ticking.
Don’t worry, Burson-Marsteller will take care of all of their PR needs.
Connected to the State Dept.?!?!…HA!
Link
I wonder who works for them in the EI unit ?
Oh yeah, and that has been agin the law since 1947 ?
Well shiver me timbers !!!
Another “America Ruiner” resigns…
I wonder if the Syel Edmonds stuff is catching up with him?
They’re dropping like flies…AMERICAN-RUINING FLIES!!!
Can Ill Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) appoint a Dem to replace former House Speaker Hastert???
Sorry, I just love this story from my 5&6 above
Does that mean that Fox News and the CMSM have been operating illegally over the last 25 years ?
Me thinks yes
Anyone find it interesting, that there’s that Armenian/Turkey vote, Turkey is going to attack Iraq, and Hastert has connections to Turkey in the Sibel Edmonds gag order case? Too much coincidence there for me!
…and then Hastert retires! No?
Danno, the American-Turkish institute is loaded up with neo-cons, juat as AIPAC is.
IMO it is a front for illegal weapons sales from the Military industrial Complex (read arms) to countries (read dictators) abroad.
…and you watch, that’s where old Fat Bastert will land after his retirement
MICHAEL DEAN, Gov. Blago would appoint in the case of a U.S. Senator but with a Rep he is obligated to schedule primary and special general elections. If Hastert resigns early enough, the primary could be in Nov or Dec with the IL-14 general happening during the Feb 5 primary for everything else.
i hate these treasonous fascist criminal bastards so much. The damage they have done in lockstep with the bushit (parasite-dick cheney) administration is epic.
Hastert comes from the state i was born in and as a greedy corporate sellout disgrace, he represents corruption, loser congressional leadership, and a low point in America’s legislative branch.
This bastard was also responsible for the mock swear in of Republican San Diego candidate Bilbray before all the votes were counted in a runoff election after Republican CA representative Duke Cunningham was removed from office and sent to prison. What a despicable piece of work.
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BEWARE Once again I have received email claiming to be from Brad Blog. It contains the following text:
“Hello,This is a special excite game
This game is my first work.
You’re the first player.
I hope you would enjoy it.”
My email server stripped the attachment. My guess is that it was a virus.
I have received this same message several times in the past.
BB2
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But important.
Senate caves in to Bush on telecom immunity
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/S...ecom_1018.html
An old music teacher once told me, “Can’t means Won’t.”
Today many years later, I say, “Caves means Supports.”
Senator Chris Dodd has put a hold on the Senate FISA capitulation for now.
According to sources behind the Orange Curtain he could use active support from the public to back it up…
http://www.dailykos.com/storyon...0/18/142714/95
http://chrisdodd.com/fisa
The Military Commissions Act. Warrantless wiretapping. Shredding of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Extraordinary Rendition. Secret Prisons.
No more.
Republicans – Democrats – who cares??? As corrupt and evil as the Repugs are, the Dems are spineless, wishy washy ghosts. Neither party is good for different reasons!!
Who is Alan Quasha ?
Link
If you read the above #23 link I gave, you will notice Mark Penn is mentioned there also… isn’t he the head of…Burson-Marsteller ?
As far as I can tell, there are $trillions$ of reasons to rig elections
To be more exact… there used to be trillions of reasons.
… and unfortunately it’ll take a while, a very long while, before the country is worth swiping again…
Too bad when these assholes resign, they are not clearing their desks out in 12 hours or less.