AP:
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who made a farewell speech to House colleagues 11 day earlier, made his resignation official Monday with a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Hastert's formal resignation, which was to take effect at 11:59 p.m. EST Monday, came the same day that Mississippi GOP Sen. Trent Lott announced he would retire by year's end after 35 years in Congress.
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good writtens Hastert, and take your pork with yu.
After all hes a "Rasslin" coach aka Jim teacher
Maybe he's afraid someone will take Sibel Edmonds up on her offer to go public?? (hint, hint puffpost)
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Hastert and Lott are ordering a neon sign for the window of their new K Street office. It will flash on and off in bright pink and green, and read: "Bribes R Us."
Paul Wertz
Eugene, Or
Another disgusting republican fat slob waddling off into the sunset. The congress is well rid of it.
Hassert and Lott can't wait to get their hands on that K-Street money. They resign before the year's end and the don't have to follow new restrictions for congressmen becoming lobyists, including a two year waiting period.
I am taken aback by the exodus by major Republicans from congress. Does anyone sense a "run for your lives" sentiment going on among the long-term republicans in congress? They are all jumping ship after all the stalling in Congress and backing a president that can't find his way out of a paper bag without cheney or rove by his side giving directions. So now, with the probability that a Democrat will win the presidency all the top-tier (crooked?) republicans are resigning in droves. What's up with that? Why isn't anyone talking about the implications?
Why isn't there an op-ed piece on HuffPo about the rats abandoning ship?
Good riddance,Sen. Hastert. Can you take a couple more buddies with you????
thoughts from a sinking ship.....
Rats jumping from a sinking ship...ont
Just another rat off of that ever-sinking GOP ship. Good riddance.
Hastert was BORN retired.
I hope he doesn't let the door hit him in the butt on the way out.
Those doors are expensive to replace, you know-- and haven't taxpayers suffered enough Republic misfeasance?
The 800 pound gorilla exists the stage.
Good Lord, how long does it take to drag this out. Resign already!
Not soon enough...
Dennis Hastert took $500,000 from Turkey to try to stop the Armenian genocide resolution from reaching a vote.
He lost his fight to stop it, but kept the money. Hastert is a filthy pig.
HE HAS TO GET OUT NOW SO HE CAN BECOME A LOBBYIST AND MAKE MILLIONS MORE BY BUYING POWER FOR CORPORATE UNAMERICA. NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY '08!
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First Posted: 11-26-07 08:48 PM | Updated: 03-28-08 02:45 AM