Posted on 10/18/2007 8:39:51 AM PDT by george76
Amen to that. That’s precisely why we need “citizen” legislators, those who come, serve a while (no more than 8 - 12 years - NO PENSIONS EVER) and then go home!!!!!
Unless he has a not from his doctor or his mommy, he should be responsible for the cost of the special election.
not = note
Well, isn’t he VP material?
This is a GOP district. The Dems have a millionare who is willing to self-finance his campaign. The GOP side has 2 interesting candidates. One millionare who will self-finace his campaign, Jim Oberweis. The other Republican, Chris Lauzen, is a conservative Mexican who supports border security. Lauzen has started a listening tour of the district. Oberweis has already blitzed the ariwaves with ads running against Congress. As long as the primary doesn’t too nasty, we should hold the seat in a special election.
Could he not hold on just another year? This creates another possibility for a Demo pick up, which would be disastrous. Though Hastert has always won by wide margins and I think he district usually goes Republican for president. They should hold it but a loss in a special election would be a huge embarrassment, and read as a warning for Nov ‘08.
Yep. I thought the same. Old recycled news.
Hastert — House speaker no more — may call it quits
(News/Activism 05/27/2007)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840696/posts
Former House Speaker Seeks Graceful Exit {Hastert }
(News/Activism 06/16/2007)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851330/posts
You didn't follow his illustrious career as a janitor in the House?
The Democrats would crap on the floor, hold the carpet and Bob would sweep the crap underneath.
“Two years too late, but I’m glad he’s leaving. I’ll never forgive his ‘congress is above the law’ insanity in regards to Jefferson.”
total agreement here
And yet a Federal Court agreed with him.
I thought he was already gone.
Rep. Hastert (R-IL)--Years of service: 20, ACU Lifetime: 92.9
Rep. Paul (R-TX)--Years of service: 16, ACU Lifetime: 82.3
And apart from your hysterics, Hastert is similar to Michel, how?
I wonder if Denny’s got a “wide stance” problem, too. Hope not. I always thought he was a good guy.
The district also goes for Republicans in statewide elections even in bad years. It will all depend on turnout. The GOP candidates running for the IL-14 do have grassroot support from conservatives. Although I don’t live the district, I will be helping out in the effort.
The Jefferson thing may be the tip of the iceberg.
Didn't Hastert sell a chunk of land with a new highway exit (can you say ear-marks) and pocket something like a cool 2 million?
Didn't his son go from working in a music store to working as a Lobbyist?
He should be the poster child for everything that is against what we as conservatives and sometimes GOP-er's do not want in a leader.
Send them all home, all 535 of them.
Give me 535 officers and enlisted men and women out of rotation from Afghanistan and Iraq, we need people that can "get-er-done".
Maybe he used to be OK, but as speaker he was a big spending big government neocon. and FYI I am NOT supporting Paul and he is my rep in congress. I’ll vote to keep him in congress but I don’t want him as POTUS.
He turned in a pretty poor scorecard. Time for new blood.
I’m not familiar with what you posted attributed to Hastert, so I can’t speak to it.
I just know his arrogance about congresscritters being above the law, his mishandling of the Foley mess, the outlandish explanation for over the top federal spending caused me to dislike him with a passion I usually reserve for the Pelosi’s and Reid’s of the world.
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