CBS 2 Exclusive: Hastert Leaving Congress

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CBS2 Chicago

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is in Asia, but he's scheduled a news conference in Kendall County for Friday.

CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports exclusively sources say that they expect Hastert to announce he will not seek re-election next year.

In personal terms, it's been a big year for him and wife, Jean. Denny Hastert turned 65, and the couple just welcomed their first grandchild, Jack Hastert, to the family. He also had to surrender the speaker's gavel to a Democrat.

While sources tell CBS 2 that he’s leaving Congress after 22 years, he’s ridiculed previous speculation along those lines.


Read more: http://cbs2chicago.com/homepage/local_story_225190338.html

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If true - goodbye and good riddance as Edwards might say!

[tridim]

Maybe he should run for President

He's just slightly uglier than Fred Thompson.

[gratuitous]

1. You will not be missed

And the sooner we can say good-bye, the sooner we won't be missing you Denny.

[Hepburn]

2. Good-bye to a piece of trash....

...a lying, POS trash to be exact.

[shanti]

3. his days at the trough

are drawing to a close - time to cut 'n' run!

[niceypoo]

41. Now he will spend his days at the buffet table...

...gorging on pot roast, his true calling.

[Mrs. Overall]

4. Things come in threes--Rove, Hastert, ?

[LeftishBrit]

5. Blair may already have been the first of the three...

but why not four - or five - or six?

[chelsea0011]

6. What a legacy! History books will be filled with his eloquent speeches,

his legislative achievements, and his bringing the country together after 9-11.:sarcasm:

[Cooley Hurd]

7. I hear he's starting the "Denny Hastert Fat Camp for Kids..."

:rofl:

[Mrs. Overall]

8. Yes, the House door will probably hit his ass on the way out.

I don't normally like fat jokes, but sometimes it's hard to resist, especially in times like these....

[Cooley Hurd]

9. He's "Republican-fat." There's a big difference...

;)

[mikeytherat]

10. Igor must be returning to the lab.

mikey_the_rat

[oldtime dfl_er]

11. I have nothing to say about him

that doesn't include the words pig, liar, opportunist, or most especially, fat ass hypocrite.


www.scarebaby.com

[Lobster Martini]

12. Hastert could be replaced by a pumpkin and no one would notice....

Every time his predecessor as Speaker of the House, Newt, started to speak, I knew before his lips parted that I would disagree with every word. But Newt was the angry dog that you are glad to see on a leash, whereas Hastert was the fly about to hit your light bulb. The only way anyone will know he's missing is that the light bulb will be dark and his sandwich will still be there, undisturbed by flies.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

13. Bye-bye Bastert

[SharonRB]

14. Buh Bye, Denny!

You won't be missed.

[AlCzervik]

15. why is he in Asia?

[rosesaylavee]

20. Meeting with his Turkish Supervisor, no doubt. n/t

[olddad56]

16. Either a lot of good solid family men....

resigning to spend more time with their families, or rats scurrying from the sinking ship, the USS United States of America.

[Merrick]

17. Hastert Leaving Congress to Eat More of His Family

That rat should make quite a splash.

[madrchsod]

18. now the fight is on to see what republican

is going to take his spot in the primary...from what i`ve read the democrats in my district are not united behind anyone as of yet.going to be interesting if the democrats get their act together the illinois 14th could be democratic for the first time in years or ever...

[stevebreeze]

30. here's the list of candidates I know of so far

Dem's; Jotham Stein http://www.votestein.com/, John Laesch http://john06.com/, Bill Foster http://foster08.com/main/index.cfm

GOP Chris Lauzen http://www.lauzen.com/, Jim Oberweis http://www.oberweisforcongress.com/
and Kevin Burns, Mayor of Geneva.

[madrchsod]

33. thanks...i see the milkman`s running!

[stevebreeze]

37. I wonder if the Milkman is going to run another anti immigrant

campaign from Aurora? I have noticed he is running his per- election milk adds that got him fined last time. What a moron.

[barb162]

43. Is that a real conservative district?

[murielm99]

39. I went to your (Lee County Democrats) picnic out in Walton

yesterday. It was great fun, as always. I enjoy the Democrats in your county.

Laesch was there, working hard, and getting his petition signed. There were some local and state candidates present, but Laesch was the only one of the Congressional candidates who showed up there. He has recently married, to a union carpenter. She is a pretty lady, and she is an asset to his candidacy, working just as hard as he is.

He came over and sat with some of us Democrats from the 16th District. We talked about campaign finance. He didn't have to spend any time with us. Although we are mostly officers in our county, we don't vote for him, and can't sign his petition.

The Democrats in your district are not united behind anyone yet because it would not be the right thing to do. Officially, most organizations do not endorse a candidate until after the primary.

I know that there have been quite a few Democratic organizations around the state who have endorsed Obama for President. Quite frankly, some of them have felt pressured to do so by the Obama campaign. I have mixed feelings about that. Illinois' Democrats want to present a united front behind a favorite son. But people should still feel free to vote the way they want in a primary. I tell people that I have not chosen a candidate yet. And it is the truth.

I like Laesch. But remember, I don't vote for him, so I have no stake in his candidacy. I think he has the name recognition to win the primary.

Wait until after the primary. Whether it is Laesch or one of the others, Illinois Republicans are such a demoralized mess that they could lose this seat. If they are smart, they will freeze the Milk Nazi along with some of his dairy products and keep him out of the race. I hope, true to their past performance, they are not smart.

[Aristus]

19. Oh GAHD! Dinny Hyastirt! I'monna need a beer 'n' some bratwurst

after this!

My blood's gettin' all chunky!

[whistle]

21. Are the reThuglicon rats jumping from the BushCo sinking ship?

...How many more reThug resignations by the end of August?

[calimary]

40. I'll bet it's more of a bruised male ego problem. He goes from the

NUMBER ONE position in the House of Representatives to one of the rank-n-file, sitting all the way in the back of the main floor. I guess only one two-year stretch is about all he can take, watching his old job being taken by a girl. Even worse, a girl from San Francisco. That's gotta hurt. Perhaps it's too much to stomach, even for a stomach the size of his.

To which I say - "GOOD." Sit on it and swivel, hastert. Good riddance. Another bloated, anemic republi-CONMAN headin' for the door.

:nopity:

[mopinko]

22. gotta get out of there before sybil sings nt

[Adsos Letter]

25. Ahhh....they can run but they can't hide...

...SING, SIBEL, SING.....

:D

[mopinko]

28. pretty hard to hide

when you are denny hastert. not that many people live in plano.

[Adsos Letter]

29. personally...

...I'm hoping they are all going home so they can spend their anxiety-induced-colitis toilet-time in the comfort of their own bathrooms..

:D

[cascadiance]

23. Might this be a sign that Waxman may be finally getting Sibel Edmonds in to testify?...

[rudy23]

24. Bulldoze this!

New Orleans hasn't forgotten, Denny.

[stevedeshazer]

26. In a strange way, I'll miss him. Last time I saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it

[vixengrl]

34. He *does* have what we might call the

"Innsmouth look" about him. I hope he takes to retirement like a fish to water.

[llmart]

35. You made me burst out laughing.....

That truly is one ugly bastard (not the fish).

Why are Repug men so gawdawful homely and fat???

[stevebreeze]

38. and do they HAVE to have that hair helmet?

[Harry Monroe]

27. Yes, goodbye and good riddance

And let's also add: Don't let the door of the Capitol Building hit you in your fat ass on the way out!!!

[Roland99]

31. Sibel Edmonds has plenty of goods on that creep.

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[antonialee839]

36. Good riddance criminal.

Too bad your ass isn't in prison.

[fujiyama]

42. Adios you pedophile protecting prick!

I never understood how districts could vote for someone as inherently scummy as Hastert...

[liberalla]

44. I wonder if he'll live with his wife again... eom