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Will the Foley Scandal Bring Down Hastert?
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 04, 2006 08:45am |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Media | Weekly News Magazine - TIME Magazine |
| News Date | Wednesday, October 4, 2006 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | House Speaker Dennis Hastert rose to power because of a sex scandal, and now another one eight years later is threatening to take him down. The controversy around former Florida Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned last Friday after e-mails and instant messages that showed him making inappropriate and at times lurid comments to Capitol Hill pages, has now shifted to the questions that have defined every Washington scandal since Watergate: which higher-ups knew, when they knew it, and whether there was a cover-up. Hastert, as the leader of the Republicans in the House, is getting the closest scrutiny, and one influential conservative outlet, the Washington Times, has called for his resignation. "Either he was grossly negligent for not taking the red flags fully into account and ordering a swift investigation, for not even remembering the order of events leading up to last week's revelations," the paper wrote, "or he deliberately looked the other way in hopes that a brewing scandal would simply blow away."
Instead, the scandal appears to be deepening. Hastert has turned to Page 1 of the Washington playbook: He has called for an investigation, a move applauded by President Bush. "I fully support Speaker Hastert's call for an investigation by law enforcement into this matter. This investigation should be thorough and any violations of law should be prosecuted," the President said at a stop at a California elementary school that had been named for him. "Now, I know Denny Hastert, I meet with him a lot. He is a father, teacher, coach, who cares about the children of this country. I know that he wants all the facts to come out and he wants to ensure that these children up there on Capitol Hill are protected. I'm confident he will provide whatever leadership he can to law enforcement in this investigation." |
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