Like, wow, man
what are Republicans taking and where can we find some?
Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To ‘Get To Me’ And ‘Affect Our Election’
SPEAKER HASTERT: There were two pieces of paper out there, one that we knew about and we acted on; one that happened in 2003 we didn’t know about, but somebody had it, and, you know, they’re trying - and they drop it the last day of the session, you know, before we adjourn on an election year. Now, we took care of Mr. Foley. We found out about it, asked him to resign. He did resign. He’s gone. We asked for an investigation. We’ve done that. We’re trying to build better protections for these page programs.
But, you know, this is a political issue in itself, too, and what we’ve tried to do as the Republican Party is make a better economy, protect this country against terrorism - and we’ve worked at it ever since 9/11, worked with the president on it - and there are some people that try to tear us down. We are the insulation to protect this country, and if they get to me it looks like they could affect our election as well.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/03/hastert-rush/
Given that it is former pages providing the basic information regarding Foley, and at least some Republican staffers data on when Republican leadership learned what - how long they sat on it - I must assume that Hastert believes that Democrats disguised themselves as Republicans and teenaged pages in order to thwart the WoT and America's defenses several years later.
The senator [Santorum] first claims he had no idea that the money would have gone toward body armor because the amendment the ad cites, and which he voted against, never said "body armor" in it...
Sen. Mary Landrieu, the Louisiana Democrat who introduced the amendment, made it abundantly clear in a press release when she introduced the amendment that funds would go to the National Guard and reserve to buy protective equipment, including "tactical vests" and "bulletproof inserts." I think that pretty much qualifies as body armor.
Sen. Santorum also tries to make the case that funding was never a problem when it came to body armor, so it's unfair to criticize him for voting against it. Oh, how soon they forget. In September 2003, Gen. John Abizaid testified to Congress that the Pentagon needed an extra $300 million for body armor. In fact, that money was part of an $87 billion supplemental spending bill the president sent to Congress.
When presidential candidate John Kerry voted against it, Republicans were more than happy to point out that he "voted against body armor." No argument was made then that funding was not an issue.
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/15665359.htm
So whatever it is they are taking, it is not giving Santorum flashbacks.
The Democrats can hope that Hastert continues to fight for another week or so, before going down and splashing flaming debris on the other Republican leadership involved, who in turn repeat his performance and likely fate. With luck, the fallout will tag Gonzales around the end of October.
It looks as if there is something in the water in Florida:
http://www.majorityreportradio.com/weblog/archives/003989.php
And Foley's attorney is holding a news conference shortly.
Edit - it appears that we must now include Vatican City (or maybe Christian clergy) in the Axis of Evil, tying together the press conference and Hastert's comments.
Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To ‘Get To Me’ And ‘Affect Our Election’
SPEAKER HASTERT: There were two pieces of paper out there, one that we knew about and we acted on; one that happened in 2003 we didn’t know about, but somebody had it, and, you know, they’re trying - and they drop it the last day of the session, you know, before we adjourn on an election year. Now, we took care of Mr. Foley. We found out about it, asked him to resign. He did resign. He’s gone. We asked for an investigation. We’ve done that. We’re trying to build better protections for these page programs.
But, you know, this is a political issue in itself, too, and what we’ve tried to do as the Republican Party is make a better economy, protect this country against terrorism - and we’ve worked at it ever since 9/11, worked with the president on it - and there are some people that try to tear us down. We are the insulation to protect this country, and if they get to me it looks like they could affect our election as well.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/03/hastert-rush/
Given that it is former pages providing the basic information regarding Foley, and at least some Republican staffers data on when Republican leadership learned what - how long they sat on it - I must assume that Hastert believes that Democrats disguised themselves as Republicans and teenaged pages in order to thwart the WoT and America's defenses several years later.
The senator [Santorum] first claims he had no idea that the money would have gone toward body armor because the amendment the ad cites, and which he voted against, never said "body armor" in it...
Sen. Mary Landrieu, the Louisiana Democrat who introduced the amendment, made it abundantly clear in a press release when she introduced the amendment that funds would go to the National Guard and reserve to buy protective equipment, including "tactical vests" and "bulletproof inserts." I think that pretty much qualifies as body armor.
Sen. Santorum also tries to make the case that funding was never a problem when it came to body armor, so it's unfair to criticize him for voting against it. Oh, how soon they forget. In September 2003, Gen. John Abizaid testified to Congress that the Pentagon needed an extra $300 million for body armor. In fact, that money was part of an $87 billion supplemental spending bill the president sent to Congress.
When presidential candidate John Kerry voted against it, Republicans were more than happy to point out that he "voted against body armor." No argument was made then that funding was not an issue.
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/15665359.htm
So whatever it is they are taking, it is not giving Santorum flashbacks.
The Democrats can hope that Hastert continues to fight for another week or so, before going down and splashing flaming debris on the other Republican leadership involved, who in turn repeat his performance and likely fate. With luck, the fallout will tag Gonzales around the end of October.
It looks as if there is something in the water in Florida:
http://www.majorityreportradio.com/weblog/archives/003989.php
And Foley's attorney is holding a news conference shortly.
Edit - it appears that we must now include Vatican City (or maybe Christian clergy) in the Axis of Evil, tying together the press conference and Hastert's comments.