ABC News reported last night that Speaker of the House Denny Hastert has been fingered by Abramoff (gross), and as a result, Hastert is now "in the mix" of an expanding Congressional bribery investigation. I suppose that would explain why Hastert was so vocally opposed to the recent FBI raids into Rep. Jefferson's Capitol office.
ABC also reported that Hastert was the number one recipient of political donations from Abramoff and his clients from 1998 to 2004. But I'm sure the two aren't related at all.
Later in the evening, however, the Department of Justice issued a press release simply stating that "Speaker Hastert is not under investigation by the Justice Department." Not to be outdone, ABC responded saying they had "accurately reported that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert is 'in the mix' in the FBI investigation of corruption in Congress." What the hell does "in the mix" mean, anyway?
I suppose time will tell if Hastert was a bad boy. I guess the photoshop is a tad premature, but there's always wishful thinking.
By the way, am I the only one that thinks that Hastert looks like David Stern's much fatter, angrier twin?
Haha - I tried to cut off enough of the county name so you'd get the feel of a true mugshot, but not be able to read the full name.
Outsmarted, I was.
FINALLY! The Jefferson rescue effort makes sense!
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I love that pic. But isn't Hennepin County in Minnesota?