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Senior White House Official: Bush "Obviously" Gave Support to Hastert
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ABC's Martha Raddatz reports: A Senior White House official said that the President did exactly what he should have done yesterday: articulate outrage and "obviously" give support to speaker Hastert. "We have seen no indication that Hastert is going to be tossed overboard." The official said that support for Hastert in the caucus runs deep and that facts in this matter would have to really change materially to have any impact on his support.
As far as Rep. Tom Reynolds is concerned, he said,"I have no idea what the strategy is about staffers," but also said,"he was already in a tight race and there will now be no breathing room."
As far as races around the country, the official said that they simply don’t know how this will play out but doubts that this will carry in the local press for 35 more news cycles --- if it had been two weeks before the elections it would be one thing --- but the official thinks this issue will lose momentum. "How do you tie a local candidate to Foley?" (Acknowledging that a throw-the-bums-out mentality could take over, with help from the Democrats.)
He said that local candidates will continue to sharpen their differences and the President will continue to frame the national debate.
October 4, 2006 in Vote 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (6)
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I doubt this is the right "blog" yet someone might know where this thought should be posted.
When they talk of 'giving" the various campaign money to "charity" or otherwise getting rid of the tarnished money, do they speak of the original amount, or of the amount plus the interest? Some of the amounts that i hear discussed would have interest greater than what I make in a year and it seems to be that if they just give back the original amount then then are not really serious about giving the money back, or to charity.
just wondering how the accounting works.
I suppose i'm a bit cynical, but how do we know they actually give the money back or to the charity as they claim?
just wondering.
Posted by: Lee Church | Oct 4, 2006 8:22:32 PM
Why is everyone making such a fuss over the Foley thing? Isn't this just politics as usual?
Posted by: Bender | Oct 4, 2006 10:46:05 PM
In this game that the dems and repubs play in washington with charges and countercharges and you're dirtier than we are the America public are the big losers.
Posted by: joel mindes | Oct 5, 2006 1:20:12 PM
Why is everyone making such a fuss over the Foley thing? Isn't this just politics as usual?
Posted by: Bender | Oct 4, 2006 10:46:05 PM
Um, because it's PEDOPHILIA! Duh!
Posted by: David | Oct 5, 2006 1:35:53 PM
I wish the Democrats were behind this, but this is typical Repub. morals: lie, cheat, steal, molest, which is nothing new to any sensible, intelligent American!
Posted by: V.C. | Oct 5, 2006 3:48:30 PM
David, were you making an attempt at answering my question?
We don't have all day.
Posted by: Bender | Oct 5, 2006 7:43:00 PM
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