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I took a helluva lot of heat from people about my opinion on Hastert in my post. I see the same vitriol here from the same crowd. That's okay- I appreciate an impassioned argument, and if I learn something, that's even better.

But in looking at the FR archives about Hastert, I noticed this little gem. It's interesting how quickly one's fervor for the party can change at election time. What a difference 5 short months can make in one's willingness to overlook ethical failure for the sake of party unity.

So some of you folks who tore me a new one might be able to answer this: if Hastert was poison for the party in May, why has he suddenly become a sacred cow in October?

Party victory at the expense of party integrity is the hallmark of the Democrats. I'll be damned if it becomes the hallmark of the Republican party.

So some of you folks who tore me a new one might be able to answer this: if Hastert was poison for the party in May, why has he suddenly become a sacred cow in October?

Well, I haven't tried to "tore me a new one" tonight, but let me try to answer your question. Five months ago, there was critical examination of Hastert, from within his own party. There's nothing wrong with that, and it is, in fact, good for the party. Note, too, that not everyone in the party agreed with the "dump Hastert" article that you referenced. The difference, now, in October, is that OUR man is being attacked by outsiders (RATs, MSM, RINOs....our enemies). And at first glance, from what I can see so far, it looks like a political railroading. I haven't heard anyone here (except you) refer to him as a "sacred cow". The only thing I have heard is that Hastert said he knew nothing about the e-mails, the RNC is having the FBI investigate, and that we should wait until some FACTS are known before we get out our knives and start doing the DNCs work for them.