Posted by: McQ on Monday, July 24, 2006 I mean, come on! Is this a good time, with Republicans approaching the '06 mid-terms with a good possibility of losing the majority in one or both houses of Congress, to be picking this particular idiotic hill to die on? House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Sunday he may challenge a judge's order allowing FBI agents to examine documents seized at a Louisiana congressman's Capitol Hill office in a bribery probe.And what is that Constitutional division, Mr. Hastert, as it pertains to the Congressional offices of an indicted lawbreaker? Heck, the FBI, just to calm the waters, has instituted a "filtering team" to ensure only pertinent papers, etc. are seized. Unless you demand they do the same everywhere for everyone, this attempt is going to be seen by the public as another arrogant Congressional attempt at special treatment. We've covered the Constitutional and other arguments on QandO previously. This continued pursuit of special treatment for Congress is something which may backfire at a time when Republicans can ill afford more voters turned off with them than already are. If Hastert feels compelled to pursue this for whatever reason, isn't he bright enough to look out there gage the mood of the public for this sort of nonsense and realize that it may be politically smarter to defer any such pursuit until at least late November of this year? Politics 101 for heaven sake! Or is his pursuit now simply a further manifestation of the arrogance most now feel exemplifies today's Republican Congress? UPDATE: Captain Ed is equally unimpressed and calls for Hastert to be replaced as speaker next session. With behavior like this before the upcoming election, it may end up being a moot point. |
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