One day you are opening the mail when you see a card to your teenage son with handwriting you don't recognize. You are burning with curiosity but just can't bring yourself to open the card and invade your son's privacy like that. Instead, you put the card on the counter where he can see it when he gets home, hoping he'll open it in front of you. The naive optimism of the suburban parent is but a myth – in truth, your mind starts sparking suspicious little thoughts of spurned affection. Has your son dashed some girl's hopes? Inquiring minds want to know!
When your son arrives home, he tosses his backpack on the counter with his usual plaintive whine, "What's to eat?" Suddenly his mood changes, however, when he sees the card. He swipes it off the counter, grabs his backpack and mumbles something about a test, making a bee-line for his bedroom.
Do you investigate? Of course you do! You may not go to the extent of rifling through his belongings, but a few polite inquiries wouldn't hurt, n'est ce pas? Any person with even a trifling of parental intuition would have their curiosity piqued by such circumstances, and would follow up by at least asking who sent the card. Right? Right.
So what the hell was wrong with Hastert? And how could Bush, in a good conscience, stand in front of America and defend Hastert's actions by saying, "He's a father, he's a coach..." Ok, if he's a father and a coach, why the hell weren't major warning bells going off when he was informed of the naughty communications between his aging colleague and his under-age pages?!?!?
Something is very, very stinky on Capitol Hill.
And the fact that Hastert has garnered support by the likes of James Dobson and Focus on the Family only further blurs the line between responsible behavior and negligent inaction. The only sane people out there right now are the ones calling for Hastert's resignation. The Wall Street Journal said it straight: Either Hastert didn't take the allegations seriously or he chose to just look the other way. Either way, he's guilty and should resign.
He's a bad, bad boy. Rowr.
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I agree with you and I know many, many! others do, too. Bush of course is trying for damage control, that is to be expected. You can't help but wonder if those e-mails were a cry for help and if so, it makes H's inaction even more heinous.
I love you, sister. Even if you do get fired up about politics.
Could it be that politicians think of themselves as being above or out side the laws, and they dont even consider the consequences of their actions. What would happen to you if you sent suggestive emails to colleagues in work? Thank God he did'nt leave post it notes around the place.
um...new job info please?
Yawn. Didn't you get a computer at home so you can UPDATE!?
hey whats happening??? Has the muse deserted you.
For those of you (like me) who hopefully check this site, be advised the "bun" doesn't have access to a computer at this time. But may have one soon. Hopefully.
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