Hastert: Planning Press Conference In Chicago This Morning (?)

[kpete]

Foley Scandal: What Will Tomorrow Bring?
By Justin Rood - October 4, 2006, 11:11 PM

It's safe to say that Washington politicos are jittery tonight, shell-shocked from the revelations in the Mark Foley scandal that keep exploding all around them. The quiet gives them time to wonder: What will tomorrow bring?

For one, we're hearing that House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), who's been heaped with scorn and blame over the scandal, is planning a press conference in Chicago tomorrow morning. No word on what he'll say, although speculation abounds that he may announce he's quitting his leadership post -- either now or after the elections.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001710.php

[wndycty]

1. Here is how local Chicago press (NBC5) is covering it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg9oWFCMS1M

[Binka]

4. That Was Good Coverage Of This

Appears he doesn't have any support as 3 out of 3 people interviewed told him to step down!

[Xipe Totec]

2. Hopefully the first of many.

But we should not count our Chikenhawks before they Hastert.

[sam sarrha]

3. going into Rehab.....?? maybe he has his own Chicken Hawk problems, did

you know that Rodney King, the beating that started the LA RIOTS, was a pedophile, and into Child prostitution.. big time. that is why they beat the hell out of him when he resisted arrest, they were sick of his shit. not that it justified what they did, the LA cops were totally out of control then, they were being trained to beat up people.

[goodhue]

5. anyone know what time the press conference is at?

[gratuitous]

6. A press conference? With real questions?

Or will Commissar Hastert read a prepared diktat, harangue those assembled for raising a bunch of inconvenient issues, then stomp off? Because so far, the only questions Hastert has taken have been from those noted investigative reporters Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.

[kpete]

7. No but this is interesting

Hastert Vows To Hold On
In an interview with The Chicago Tribune last night, Hastert said there's no way he's resigning -- after all, it's not his fault -- it was those scheming Democratic strategists. From the Tribune:
more at:
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001712.php

[goodhue]

8. pretty desperate spin

I like how he worked in George Soros and Dick Morris

[Binka]

9. Denny Didn't Call Him Dick He Called Him Richard Morris

Afraid to mention dick Denny? Wonder why?