[Political Junkie Too]

This is turning into a major screw up for them, and in fact could hurt them overall if they are seen as collaborating with ABC in their version of Rathergate.

And this is exactly when the Republican penchant to "go along to get along" will begin to kick in.

I expect the next Democrat play to be "haven't they been damaged enough? Can't we just put this behind us and get back to doing the people's business that they sent us here to do?"

And then the Republicans will accede, and we'll be back to last Thursday, as if all of this never happened, until it happens again.

-PJ

[Darkwolf377]

Maybe, but maybe not. Attempting to use pedophilia to smear Republicans may just have gone too far. Hastert is the king of the go-along crowd, and I don't see him just forgetting that.