Dennis Hastert acted exactly like Cardinal Law in Boston

[Julius Civitatus]

Dennis Hastert acted exactly like Cardinal Law in Boston, when reports of abuses in the church surfaced.

When faced with the extremely serious problem of dealing with sexual predators among their ranks, both of them shuffled the victims around, made some location changes and made sure they kept everything under wraps. And the predators were left to do their evil deeds.

Instead of removing the predator ipso facto and letting the authorities take care of the problem, Hastert decided to hush the scandal, which in the end let the predators get away and attempt more abuses.

Seems like the GOP uses the same approach for many issues (Rumsfeld, Tenet, Abu Grahib, Guantanamo, Jeff Gannon, etc.)

[DURHAM D]

1. Exactly - my thought over the weekend. eom

[Vexatious Ape]

2. let's hope the press doesn't toss this one

down the memory hole. This bastard needs to step down, and it won't happen if the mainstream press overlook his fat ass and concentrate solely on Foley.

[longship]

We need Cardinal Fang!!

Cardinal Fang!!! Pelt him with the soft cushions.

[burythehatchet]

3. yes .. yes .. yes

and in truth, its because they too identify with and are sympathetic to the pathology of the perp who got caught.

[skids]

4. Dailykos post...

...with a compelling graphic...


http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/1/92456/8536

[Julius Civitatus]

5. Priceless!

Two peas in a pod

[Jacobin]

7. OMG

I've been waiting for the MSM to make that comparison, because it is so apt.

Won't hold my breath, though

[LostinVA]

8. Law got a promotion to a post at the Vatican

Maybe Den-Den will become President or something... *gag*

[Julius Civitatus]

13. Hastert will get a nice medal

or some cushy job at Fox News or Halliburton.

[LostinVA]

17. Seriously -- you're right

[Julius Civitatus]

20. That's what they do. Tenet, Bremer got their medals...

:eyes:

[wicket]

9. Sad but true

n/t

[Delphinus]

11. OMG!

Twins!

Why can't we buy some coverage on the MSM and show the truth?

[TahitiNut]

14. Did they have the same Damage Control Coach?

There must be a training curriculum in hypocrisy for blind partisans - people for whom 'loyalty' is the highest (so-called) 'virtue.'

[QuestionAll...]

15. jeebers that creepy how alike they look. nt

[tridim]

16. Man, how freaky is that!?

Looks like they even shop at the same Lenscrafters.

[hunter]

21. That's priceless.

Someone needs to make one of those morphing pictures of that.

[LostinVA]

6. Bingo -- EXACTLY what I was thinking a while ago n/t

[Captain Hilts]

10. Exactly. nt

[TahitiNut]

12. Yep. It's called "damage control" ... and took nearly a year.

It's one of the 'features' of blind partisanship.

:puke:

[WI_DEM]

18. very true. Even if Hastert does win in Nov. I think he won't be Speaker

in January--or even Minority Leader. His leadership days are over.

[usregimechange]

19. kick