Moot
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2006
- Messages
- 40,567
- Reaction score
- 15,474
- Location
- Utah
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Undisclosed
If Rep. Dennis Hastert, the current Speaker of the House had any "class" he would have resigned by now.
So why hasn't he? More importantly why aren't the whiney Repubs smearing Hastert and calling for his resignation like they are Sen. Harry Reid?
Because not only is Hastert currently being investigated by the FBI for lying and covering up for Foley's stalking of underage congressional pages...
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15664713.htm
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20061002-102008-9058r.htm
...and an FBI investigation into his ties to Abramoff and getting legislation passed for Abramoffs casino deals ...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/federal_officia.html
...but for doing the same exact thing as what the Republicans are accusing Sen. Harry Reid of doing....only worse because good ol Hastert used his influence in congress to get his shady land deal funded so he could reap a multimillion dollar profit....
Speaker Hastert's Land Deal Questioned
Group Says Lawmaker Pushed For Highway Funding To Boost His Profits
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/22/politics/main1740900.shtml
On June 14, 2006, the Sunlight Foundation reported that Hastert has used an Illinois trust to invest in real estate about six miles from the proposed site of the Prairie Parkway. Hastert's financial disclosure statements did not list the trust or its value, but did list several transactions done by the trust as if Hastert had done them directly. The House Ethics manual states that "Disclosure of real property should include a description sufficient to permit its identification (e.g., street address or plat and map location)."[19] The use of an undisclosed trust to purchase and own land made it impossible to identify the property owned by Hastert.[20]
In the summer of 2005, Hastert personally intervened during House and Senate negotiations over a huge transportation and infrastructure bill to secure $152 million to build the highway project and $55 million for an interchange 5.5 miles from his property. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in September 2005.[21]
On June 15, 2006, the Chicago Tribune reported that Hastert and two partners had sold a 138 acre parcel to a developer in December 2005 for $4.99 million. The land that was sold came equally from two purchases, in August 2002 and February 2004, and had a total cost of $1.9 million.[22] Hastert's share of the profits was $2.018 million.[21] Critics charged that, by earmarking money to improve the value of his land, Hastert violated House rules prohibiting taking official action for the prospect of personal gain....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert#Real_estate_investments
Are Republicans hypocrites for not calling for Hasterts resignation after all the smearing and calling for Sen. Reids resignation? IMO they certainly are and then some. So when ever those Repubs call for Sen. Reid to resign, be sure to throw that good ol boy Denny Hastert back in their smug two faces.
So why hasn't he? More importantly why aren't the whiney Repubs smearing Hastert and calling for his resignation like they are Sen. Harry Reid?
Because not only is Hastert currently being investigated by the FBI for lying and covering up for Foley's stalking of underage congressional pages...
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15664713.htm
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20061002-102008-9058r.htm
...and an FBI investigation into his ties to Abramoff and getting legislation passed for Abramoffs casino deals ...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/federal_officia.html
...but for doing the same exact thing as what the Republicans are accusing Sen. Harry Reid of doing....only worse because good ol Hastert used his influence in congress to get his shady land deal funded so he could reap a multimillion dollar profit....
Speaker Hastert's Land Deal Questioned
Group Says Lawmaker Pushed For Highway Funding To Boost His Profits
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/22/politics/main1740900.shtml
On June 14, 2006, the Sunlight Foundation reported that Hastert has used an Illinois trust to invest in real estate about six miles from the proposed site of the Prairie Parkway. Hastert's financial disclosure statements did not list the trust or its value, but did list several transactions done by the trust as if Hastert had done them directly. The House Ethics manual states that "Disclosure of real property should include a description sufficient to permit its identification (e.g., street address or plat and map location)."[19] The use of an undisclosed trust to purchase and own land made it impossible to identify the property owned by Hastert.[20]
In the summer of 2005, Hastert personally intervened during House and Senate negotiations over a huge transportation and infrastructure bill to secure $152 million to build the highway project and $55 million for an interchange 5.5 miles from his property. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law in September 2005.[21]
On June 15, 2006, the Chicago Tribune reported that Hastert and two partners had sold a 138 acre parcel to a developer in December 2005 for $4.99 million. The land that was sold came equally from two purchases, in August 2002 and February 2004, and had a total cost of $1.9 million.[22] Hastert's share of the profits was $2.018 million.[21] Critics charged that, by earmarking money to improve the value of his land, Hastert violated House rules prohibiting taking official action for the prospect of personal gain....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hastert#Real_estate_investments
Are Republicans hypocrites for not calling for Hasterts resignation after all the smearing and calling for Sen. Reids resignation? IMO they certainly are and then some. So when ever those Repubs call for Sen. Reid to resign, be sure to throw that good ol boy Denny Hastert back in their smug two faces.