Hastert was supposed to be the clean one. Indictment shows rot is the core of Rethugism.

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Iirc, after two Rethug leaders were forced out in disgrace, they had nowhere to go but to a nonentity/him. George-"debate books"-WILL (he *didn't* turn in the Jimmy CARTER debate-prep books until he studied them) called him contemptuously (contempt coming from WILL) "a mechanic" (not a leader).

What filtered down to my level of him was just a vague impression of an honest image.


Note: If there are objections to my (now long term) use of "Rethug" that incorporates "thug," it derives from Coup-2000:

"BrooksBrosRiot":
[FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]1.Tom Pyle[/FONT], policy analyst, office of House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex). [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]2.Garry Malphrus[/FONT], majority chief counsel and staff director, House Judiciary subcommittee on criminal justice. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]3.Rory Cooper[/FONT], political division staff member at the National Republican Congressional Committee. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]4.Kevin Smith[/FONT], former House Republican conference analyst and more recently of Voter.com. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]5.Steven Brophy[/FONT], former aide to Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-Tenn.), now working at the consulting firm KPMG. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]6.Matt Schlapp[/FONT], former chief of staff for Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), now on the Bush campaign staff in Austin. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]7.Roger Morse[/FONT], aide to Rep. Van Hilleary (R-Tenn.). [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]8.Duane Gibson[/FONT], aide to Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska) of the House Resources Committee. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]9.Chuck Royal[/FONT], legislative assistant to Rep. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]10.Layna McConkey[/FONT], former legislative assistant to former Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R-Iowa) now at Steelman Health Strategies. [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"] [/FONT]

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1. The title of that picture...

....fools on parade. Boy does that bring back memories!