Saturday, April 29, 2006
Fat Denny Hastert has problems
Not the least of which is the obvious fact that he is the House equivalent of Sen. "Billy the Cat Killer" Frist. The Chicago Tribune details his problems, but does not note the true cause. Without Toxic Tommy Delay buying their allegience with Casino Jack's money, the House Republicans are a fractious lot.
He tried to pressure oil company executives into bringing down gas prices, looking them "eyeball to eyeball" as he made his pitch. And he tried to protect the GOP majority from criticism by pushing for strict lobbying and ethics reforms.Teamwork? No Denny, that's what Casino Jack was all about. In the Republican caucus money talks or the weasels walk.
But gas prices spiked and Republicans balked, leaving House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) struggling to lead a diverse and increasingly restive majority. On one front after another, the speaker finds himself either flummoxed or at odds with members of his Republican conference....
.....In some ways, Hastert may be nostalgic for the days when Democrats accused his party of marching in lockstep.
"We've always been able to pull together and that's what we need to do," Hastert said. "That's what teamwork is all about and that's what we intend to do. We've always been able to work through our problems."
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