Washington Times wants Hastert to resign

[Ivan Seeking]

...the editorial board of The Washington Times called for House Speaker Dennis Hastert to step down

...The Times, one of the most reliably conservative voices in the nation's capital, joined some Democrats in criticizing Hastert, R-Ill., for not doing enough to investigate questions about Foley's e-mail exchanges with teenage boys who had worked as House pages. [continued]

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/business-67/115984916026780.xml&storylist=mibusiness

It looks like things are getting interesting. If what I have heard is true, then I agree.

 

[Skyhunter]

That is bad when even the Moonies abandon you.

 

[turbo]

Hastert refuses to resign. That's bad news for Republicans running in the mid-terms, since the news media are going to plaster his Vogon-like visage all over, reminding people that their party's House leader covered up for a pedophile.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061003/ap_on_go_co/congress_pages;_ylt=AlmTqOvm0PEOsmCDobnvgwuyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

According to ABC news (check Yahoo! news for the latest videos), Foley's behavior has been ongoing for at least 5 years, and pages were warned about getting too close to him. Also, some other pages are coming forward and giving evidence on other members of Congress. The 1-800 page hot-line was actually a smart move on Hastert's part, since it is the best way to troll for bad reports on Democratic members and hopefully turn child sexual abuse into a bipartisan issue.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I really shouldn't have started another thread for this so I'm locking it.

Here is the main thread.
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=134117