Dennis Hastert was the right person when he took over the Speakership from Newt Gingrich, but it’s time for someone else.
However, IMHO, Mike Stokke (his longtime aide) is not the right choice. Conservatives would be well-advised to support Chris Lauzen, a state Senator and CPA with an excellent record.
I disagree. It was a classic case of the establishment telling conservatives to sit back, "we know whats best" and then proceeding to wreck 30 years of work we put into bringing about the GOP congress.
Back in 2003, Lauzen (a Mexican American) was one of the few IL legislators to vote against in-state tuition for illegals. The white legislators supported the bill to show to the world that they are not racists. In fact, I know of whites who are backing Obama just to atone for America’s past sins of racism. IL whites are hopeless slaves to political correctness. I hope Oberweis doesn’t jump in to split the conservatives and allow Stokke to run away with House seat.
While I don’t dislike Hastert, I do think his leadership or lack thereof cost us. The Senate is a den of iniquity, but the House isn’t that bad. One would have a hard time of telling it due to the invisible leadership and agenda of Hastert.