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"The ABC News report is absolutely untrue. As confirmed by the Justice Department, 'Speaker Hastert is not under investigation by the Justice Department.'

Yeah, but he is under full investigation by a no longer powerless American citizenry which is disgusted by his lack of performance and arrogance.

He has to go!!!!

My take is that Hastert misread what the public perception of his position on the search warrant would be.

He might truly believe that he is fighting the good fight by protecting the House against Executive power, but I bet he has no idea how those outside of the Beltway view it as a reflex reaction to protect his pals and privileges, or how hopping mad it makes some of us (myself included).

The sloppy ABC story doesn't change this for me one iota. Hastert may be a victim of the Drive-by Media, but he is also a victim of his own massive arrogance, and worse, for a Speaker, of political stupidity, IMHO.

He could have condemned corruption, publicly thanked the DoJ for showing restraint and respect for the House, and then pitched his fit in private. Instead he chose to come across as a pompous ass, and I'm starting to think it is because he is one.