Speaker of the House Makes News

I have trouble thinking of anything Dennis Hastert has accomplished as Speaker of the House. He's not capable of standing up to George W. Bush and it's ridiculous to think he's capable of holding the president accountable. For years, the number two man in the House, Tom DeLay, had a knack for being in the news more and had always given the impression of being the man in control rather than Hastert; that is, until Delay had to step down to face felony charges. Nevertheless, Dennis Hastert, as Laura Rozen of War and Piece, points out has made the news today. Hastert has promised to give back money he has received from Jack Abramoff who just pled guilty to three felonies and has promised to testify against former colleagues.

Can a man put a cookie back in the cookie jar after he's eaten it? Yeah, I know, it's just a quick trip to the store to buy several boxes of oreos.