denny hastert's son ethan is running for his dad's old congressional seat.

[dysfunctional press]

http://www.hastertforcongress.com/

i've been seeing his signs all over the place.
it bugs me when that happens on either side of the aisle- a political position being 'handed down' from father to son, wife, daughter, etc...
their main qualification is name recognition.

[YOY]

1. Love their little debt counter.

Like they have NOTHING to do with that...

Of course we are doing little to counter it as well.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. I'm sensing a broader backlash against this kind of thing lately.

Locally I think reaction to Todd Stroger had a lot to do with it.

[laststeamtrain]

3. Now THAT is a big seat to fill.

[librechik]

4. keeping the graft in the same family

Why do we Free Americans wind up with so many Important Families running things?

[Luminous Animal]

5. Our representative government is turning into a system of inherited office.

[Hardrada]

6. So did this guy pose nude in Cosmo too like his dad?

NOT.

[Kittycat]

7. Did you see today's paper?

The Ledger Sentinel's LTTE has someone writing in supporting him on how he'll improve existing infrastructure and expand highway opportunities, etc. How many times does our community have to repeat that we don't want the trashway (AKA Prairie Pkwy) - and you know a big motivation behind him running is to preserve and expand on that project. All in the name of Daddy, of course.

[dysfunctional press]

9. it might not ALL be in the name of daddy...

i'm sure that some of the land they gobbled up around peotone is owned by a family trust.

[Don Caballero]

8. Is this kid adopted?

I thought Hastert was gay and out of the closet.

[dysfunctional press]

10. i don't think he's come out of any closets...but gay men can father children.

especially if they deny it for a big part of their life.
a good friend of my parents, a married middle school principal with two kids 'turned' gay in his mid-forties.

[Bitwit1234]

11. Does he expect to be able to walk away with 50K in briefcases

from the Saudi's like his dad did.

[madrchsod]

12. not one sign out here

but he`ll take lee and everything west...i take it there`s another republican running.

[dysfunctional press]

13. the signs just started popping up around here over the last couple days...

i'm sure that they'll spread like a cancer across the district between now and FEBRUARY 2ND.

and THAT'S another thing that PISSES me off about this selection cycle- the PRIMARY selection is more than 9 MONTHS before the general selection. no wonder selections cost so much for the candidates.

the time between the primary and the general should be 2-3 months TOPS.