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Ex-Speaker Hastert Rips McCain: Not Conservative, "Allied With Democrats"

The Swamp   |   January 31, 2008 10:58 PM


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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert questioned John McCain's Republican credentials today, saying he was always known among the GOP as "the undependable vote" in the Senate and always "allied with Democrats."

Hastert, an Illinoisan who is backing McCain rival Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination, also had a conference call with reporters earlier in the day in which he said the Arizona senator had changed "after the Keating Five scandal."

McCain was one of five senators implicated in the 1989 Keating Five, a congressional scandal alleging federal regulators were pressured against an investigation of Charles Keating, the former chairman of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Assn.

McCain was cited by the Senate Ethics Committee for "poor judgment" but it recommended no further action.

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- dwillisno1 I'm a Fan of dwillisno1 52 fans permalink
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Ultimately McCain ended up going and kissing Falwell's ass, and thats what this is all about. he will eventually get the support of these assholes, but he will have to bow before them. He wants and needs the votes they control. They will come to him and use Hillary Clinton as their excuse if she wins, or wink wink nod nod, the black guy if Obama wins.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:16 PM on 02/02/2008
- queeraz I'm a Fan of queeraz 3 fans permalink

McCain will tackle border security & illegal aliens just like he has for the entire time he's been in Congress and representing Arizonain short..NOTHING! We can't pay for the war in Iraq and Afghanistan now, how will it and all his "other wars" be funded? Shall Dick and W go on the road for the money? Big chance. McCain is the largest flip flopper that all the RNCer's were flapping about at their last convention. Grandpa needs to retire.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:56 PM on 02/02/2008
- dax49 I'm a Fan of dax49 18 fans permalink

hastert also said let new orleans drown, it's too close to the water. the bush administration- including mc cain- proceeded to do just that

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:03 PM on 02/02/2008
- forpeace I'm a Fan of forpeace 288 fans permalink
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McCain is like Joe LOOserman, no one wants them!

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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:17 AM on 02/02/2008
- Wombat I'm a Fan of Wombat 3 fans permalink

What ever happened to the famed 11th commandment: Thou shall not speak ill of a fellow Republican ?? I guess that only applies to those"liberal" Republicans, but not to "True" conservaties. As usual movent conservatives believe in therul,es and the law so long as it works for the cause.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:36 PM on 02/01/2008
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Then PLEASE run, Denny!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:42 PM on 02/01/2008
- getoffmedz I'm a Fan of getoffmedz 110 fans permalink
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Nice spin, fat Denny. Has that nice friendly swing to it?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:14 PM on 02/01/2008
- MikeDu I'm a Fan of MikeDu 146 fans permalink
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You out there who consider yourselves American patriots really REALLY should reconsider your allegance to the Repub party. Aren't you getting tired making believe that its still 1982, that the RNC has not thoroughly prostituted itself over the last quarter century? Reagan's old "Morning in America" campaign slogan is acquiring a sad bitter irony.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:03 PM on 02/01/2008
- zizyphus I'm a Fan of zizyphus 104 fans permalink
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According to FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds who overheard the conversations, Dennis Hastert was receiving cash from Turkish agents in exchange for stopping the Armenian Genocide amendment, also for helping heroin trafficking. There was apparently enough evidence of this, that under the Clinton administration, the DOJ was starting to investigate, but then Bush got elected and put a stop to the investigation.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:35 PM on 02/01/2008
- factotem I'm a Fan of factotem 126 fans permalink
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Denny, isn't there a pitcher of cholesterol somewhere you should be chugging?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 PM on 02/01/2008
- NewRiver I'm a Fan of NewRiver 21 fans permalink
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Ah, the Keating Five...watch for this "story" to resurface in August/September if McPander gets the nomination and is polling at 48% or higher in national polls.

That is the Demos "ace in the hole" if the Straight Pander Express is the GOP nominee.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:49 PM on 02/01/2008
- Gatormouth I'm a Fan of Gatormouth 22 fans permalink
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Hastert. He really left under a cloud. Only party purists would still claim him. This smells like part of a campaign to hang on to disaffected moderate Republican voters while splitting off some Dems and independents as well. Pure Rove.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:16 PM on 02/01/2008

Hastert is a fat corrupt pig who can't abide ANY bi-partisanship, on principle, let alone the campaign finance reform type that might drain his trough.

Despicable.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:53 AM on 02/01/2008
- BobSF94117 I'm a Fan of BobSF94117 9 fans permalink

Hastert complaining about McCain lack of "fiscal conservatism"! Always nice to start the day with a belly-laugh.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:15 AM on 02/01/2008
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I was going to make a comment but several people have already taken the words off my keyboard for me!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:10 AM on 02/01/2008
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