Hmmm..do you think Denny Hastert really wants to keep his job as House speaker?
Today he posted
his first blog -- ever. It's over at
RedState.com.
Here's an excerpt from his plea to keep Republicans in the majority:
In short, Democrats do not believe in the Global War on Terror. I don't mean that they don't support it, though they don't. What I mean is Democrats don't believe the war actually exists. While Republicans believe the biggest threat to American freedom and security is the evil ideology that planned and executed the murder of 3,000 of our countrymen five years ago, and continues planning today, Democrats think the biggest threat to America is... Republicans.
The choice, as I said, could not be clearer.
While it is clear that Americans should vote to keep the GOP majority in midterm elections it is also clear to the us at HUMAN EVENTS that
Hastert should not be leading the majority (which may become a minority under his watch) after the House holds its leadership elections on November 15.
Jon Fleischman of the
FlashReport, like HUMAN EVENTS' editors, thinks Hastert needs to go and has already voiced his disgust with the speaker's leadership skills in a comment to the speaker's blog post:
Is there a more credible spokesman than the Speaker?
With all due respect to the Speaker, under his watch, Republicans have presided over vast increases in spending, enlarging the size and scope of the federal government to record levels.
It's a real problem. Just using myself as an example. I am a former Executive Director of the California Republican Party, have worked on GOP campaigns and causes for two decades, and when I see a post from the Speaker, I get irate.
The War on Terror is very important. But to me, the House GOP Leadership right now stands for growth in government. It's hard for me to just 'put that aside' -- so maybe someone can give me advice on how to do that.
Winning the War on Terror abroad and winning the war for liberty at home are both important. Find me a spokesperson who is good on BOTH, please.
