Taking a Page Out of Conservatives' Family Values Claims
Thanks to Buckarooskidoo for her great additions to the page while I was recharging my mental batteries back home.
So Bush hugs Hastert in Chicago, will that end the calls for Hastert's removal? Who knows. Hastert's looking to fire his staff members to save his skin, much be fun working in that office these days. Not only is every reporter on the planet trying to talk to you, but your boss is looking to pin the whole thing on your shoulders if you're not careful.
It's been fascinating watching the fallout from the Foley page scandal from outside of DC. There's a lot of things that happen in this city that don't make much of a dent in the "real world" - Abramoff is a big one. But the Foley story? Headline news wherever I went, small to almost non existent towns. Bush can hug Hastert all he wants, but calls for responsibility are going to continue. And no matter how they spin it, the appearance that Hastert & Co. were more interested in keeping a Congressional seat in Republican hands than protecting American children has sparked national disgust with this party of "family values."
So Bush hugs Hastert in Chicago, will that end the calls for Hastert's removal? Who knows. Hastert's looking to fire his staff members to save his skin, much be fun working in that office these days. Not only is every reporter on the planet trying to talk to you, but your boss is looking to pin the whole thing on your shoulders if you're not careful.
It's been fascinating watching the fallout from the Foley page scandal from outside of DC. There's a lot of things that happen in this city that don't make much of a dent in the "real world" - Abramoff is a big one. But the Foley story? Headline news wherever I went, small to almost non existent towns. Bush can hug Hastert all he wants, but calls for responsibility are going to continue. And no matter how they spin it, the appearance that Hastert & Co. were more interested in keeping a Congressional seat in Republican hands than protecting American children has sparked national disgust with this party of "family values."
posted by Anonymous at 3:31 PM
1 Comments:
That's right, it's the cravenness of it...the end justifies the means, let's hold on to those house seats at any cost. I really liked the show of standup, too, when top Repubs demanded that Pelosi et al submit to a grilling as to what they knew and when they knew it. Guilty until proven innocent if you're a member of the "Democrat Party." It makes your head spin.
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