Conservatives Call on Hastert to Resign by Robert B. Bluey House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R.-Ill.) is coming under fire from conservatives for his failing to take action against disgraced Rep. Mark Foley (R.-Fla.), who resigned last week for inappropriate communications with teenage pages. “Speaker Hastert had knowledge of Congressman Foley’s inappropriate behavior and chose to protect a potential pedophile and powerful colleague over a congressional page,” said David Bossie, president of conservative advocacy group Citizens United. Joining Bossie’s call for Hastert to resign was nationally syndicated radio show host Michael Reagan. “Any member of Congress who was aware of the...
