tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post116562037368870114..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Foley Fallout: GOP Negligent, Not CriminalGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165666379086417072006-12-09T07:12:00.000-05:002006-12-09T07:12:00.000-05:00This investigation was governed by House rules. W...This investigation was governed by House rules. Which were substantially watered down in 1995 by Speaker Gingrich, and again in 2003 by Speaker Hastert.<BR/><BR/>Pretty much what anyone should've expected.<BR/><BR/>However, in the Court of Common Sense, if I'm Speaker, and I'm told in 2005 about a top House Republican who's inappropriately communicating with Pages, I call him in and tell him: Knock it off, or I will force you out.<BR/><BR/>That trip to the woodshed never happened. In part because Hastert feared for his own power structure. And in part because there was a quid pro quo on the whole gay issue. Sadly.<BR/><BR/>Oh, sorry, it wasn't because he was gay and preyed on young proteges supposedly under his institution's control. It was because he had a drinking problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1165642236998889602006-12-09T00:30:00.000-05:002006-12-09T00:30:00.000-05:00No surprise for anyone who studied Law.No surprise for anyone who studied Law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com