All the bitchers on FR should take a hike to the Daily Kos.
B.S.
You can lead!
Hastert and Delay did a good job overall, and the record of the House under them makes that of the Senate under Lott, etc. look like utter crap in comparison. Hastert’s style was to not take credit so that he didn’t overshadow the office ala Newt.
Hastert and Delay perhaps ultimately put too much of a premium on passing legislation as opposed to moving the debate through it. They held the line against Democrats, but did not do so enough against the President’s more left wing initiatives, and did not change the terms of the debate as Newt did. I also think Hastert thought too much of House privilege, comity and the like-— his defense of William Jefferson Clinton was simply sad. But that does not diminish his good work limiting the bad works of leftists on, to name just one example, Title IX.
Thank you...i am glad somebody said it. It seems like everyone around here becomes more delusional by the day about how the game of politics works. there is a reason certain things outlast the presidential admins/congresses in charge, thats because political realities sometimes determine policies, whether anyone around here likes it or not.
>> He was conservative on all issues.
He WAS???!?
So you’re saying he was conservative on fiscal responsibility?
Conservative on small government?
Conservative on the ethics required of our public servants?
Hmmm...
Either you and I are talking about a different Hastert — or we’re talking about a different definition of *conservative*.
Some FReepers are too stupid to distinguish between the various Republican leaders. They just lash out at all of them indiscriminately.
Hastert wasn’t a good public spokesman for the party. As a leader of the Republicans in the House, he did a pretty good job. With a small GOP margin, the House passed a lot of good legislation. Bill Frist in the Senate deserves far more blame. But such complexities are beyond the minds of many on FReep.
You’re right that it would be great to lose some of these idiots.
You’re also right that Hastert was a solid conservative.