Congressman Denny Hastert

House Speaker Dennis Hastert refused to resign because of the political scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley and his sexually explicit instant messages.  The call for Hastert's resignation came in an editorial in the Washington Times.  "House Speaker Dennis Hastert must do the only right thing, and resign his speakership at once," the Washington Times editorial says.   "The Speaker has and will lead the Republican conference to another majority in the 110th Congress," Rep. Hastert's... Read Full Story

That is the outcome of the story about the fact a story exists, Denny Hastert's seat has gone to a Democrat in the special election. Bill Foster, particle physicist Democrat, beats Republican Jim Oberweis, who had the backing of Hastert and McBush-er-McCain with 52-48 margin; 556 of 568 precincts reporting. The changing demographics of the area played a role, but this has been former House Speaker Denny Hastert's safe seat since 1987 and a simple matter of demographics and lack of... Read Full Story

Ladies and gentlemen of the theatro-blogosphere, please give it up for Mr. Bill Foster! He is the co-founder of ETC and co-creator of the Source Four and a number of other revolutionary lights and light boards. And he has just been elected as Democrat (from a longtime Republican district) to the House of Representatives from the state of Illinois, in a special election to replace former House Speaker Dennis Hastert for the rest of his term - this coming January. He will go up against... Read Full Story

Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has agreed to join the lobbying law firm Dickstein Shapiro as a senior adviser, the District-based firm said yesterday. Read Full Story

Dawn Turner Trice wrote an article about the differences between Republican and Democratic political scandals.  She argues that moralistic conservatives have shown so little empathy for the fallibility of others that it feels like they're getting what they deserve with the latest Mark Foley sex scandal and calls for Speaker Denny Hastert's resignation. She writes: In the days since the Mark Foley sex scandal broke, as we've been waiting to learn what House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill... Read Full Story

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune , Mr. Denny Hastert told Rick Pearson that he sometimes felt like a “prisoner”.  That, and of course, he was involved in a few embarassing scandals here and there... When you are speaker, you’re almost a prisoner in that office,” Hastert told the Tribune. “You really didn’t go out of your office because they had 26 people asking you for something without an appointment, just trying to grab you. You were vulnerable [to a request] every time you... Read Full Story

House Speaker Dennis Hastert is fighting for his political reputation and career.  An editorial by The Washington Times said Speaker Hastert, R-Illinois, should "do the only right thing and resign his speakership at once."   House Majority Leader John Boehner said Denny Hastert should keep his job, but also acknowledged that the Foley sex scandal was Speaker Hastert's responsibility.   "My position is it's in his corner, it's his responsibility," Boehner, R-Ohio, told WLW radio in... Read Full Story

Breaking on Drudge .. ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD Wed Oct 04 2006 20:32:06 ET A posting on ABCNEWS.COM of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser. The website PASSIONATE AMERICA detailed the startling exposure late Wednesday. ABCNEWS said in a statement: "We go to great lengths to prevent the... Read Full Story

Breaking on Drudge .. ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD Wed Oct 04 2006 20:32:06 ET A posting on ABCNEWS.COM of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser. The website PASSIONATE AMERICA detailed the startling exposure late Wednesday. ABCNEWS said in a statement: "We go to great lengths to prevent the... Read Full Story

Dennis Hastert testified to the ethics committee this week about what he did or didn't know about Mark Foley's explicit emails and behavior.  Hastert has said that he first learned about Mark Foley's inappropriate IMs and emails last month when the story became public and Foley resigned.  But Reynolds says that he learned of Foley's inappropriate e-mails last spring and discussed the matter with Hastert.  Of course, Hastert says he doesn't recall that conversation. Majority Leader... Read Full Story