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Dennis Hastert, ‘serial child molester,’ gets 15 months in prison

By Jon Seidel, Andy Grimm and Tina Sfondeles: “Nothing is more stunning than having ‘serial child molester’ and ‘speaker of the house’ in the same sentence,” Judge Durkin said.

Tribune Reports Hastert Accused of Sexually Abusing Four Yorkville Students

From Illinois Review: Three of the individuals are males that said Hastert took advantage of them sexually when they were teens at Yorkville High School and Hastert was a coach and civics teacher.

There’s Something for Everybody In Denny Hastert’s Indictment

One more post — just one more — about this sordid Dennis Hastert affair. As I noted last time, some of us knew there was a problem not only because of how his Speakership…

Hastert’s Self-Enrichment Indicts Washington Establishment

By Timothy P. Carney

Dennis Hastert and the Illinois Combine

By John Kass

Hastert Indictment Raises Questions Over 2006 Capitol Hill Scandal

By Julianna Goldman

Wheaton College Removes Alum Dennis Hastert’s Name From Center

From ABC News

Dennis Hastert: The Gift that Keeps Giving (to the Democrats)

By Rosslyn Smith

Why do Mitch McConnell and John Boehner Act Like They Have a Denny Hastert Problem?

By Newsmachete

Dennis Hastert Indicted — Some of Us are Not Surprised

AFTERNOON UPDATE: Headlines/links from Drudge… REPORT: Hastert paid to cover up ‘sexual misconduct’… ‘Student’… REPORT: Second victim… * * * * * Isn’t it just one of those all American stories that a high…

The Dennis Hastert/Kane County GOP political consultant problem

As I noted yesterday, state Sen. Chris Lauzen has a primary opponent. One way to look at this primary contest is to draw it out to the parallel battle between the old, flat-lined, unprincipled Republican Party and the counterinsurgency that is the TEA party movement. Lauzen was a forerunner of the TEA partiers, and the old local GOPers still hate him for it.

The Hastert cabal seeks to capitalize again on the dilapidated IL GOP

In a series of emails among those on the Western Kane County Republican Organization email list yesterday an exchange took place about the prospective 14th congressional district candidacy ofEthan Hastert, the son of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

During the next few months, the various candidates stepping up to run against Democrat Bill Foster will be vetted. Some of that work will be done by what remains of the local GOP organizations after years of neglect by lazy and uninspired leadership.

The GOP’s problems extend well beyond Hastert’s old district

If Jim Oberweis was an exception, GOP congressional prospects in Illinois and around the country this year wouldn’t appear to be so dismal. As things look now, Oberweis’ only saving grace will be that November’s embarrassment will have a much smaller audience than March 8th’s special election did.

Oberweis defeat only adds to Hastert’s legacy

Oberweis spokesman Bill Pascoe said their campaign did not expect to lose to Foster. “I think everybody was surprised. We did not see it coming,” Pascoe said. — Northwest Herald news article, March 9,…

Our Hastert-led Illinois Republican Congressional delegation has failed us

It’s not a simple thing to get elected to Congress. It takes a certain type of personality and toughness. Of course it also takes a lot of money, talent, timing, and the help of…