Dennis Hastert GOing, GOing, GONE!

Rove is gone. Rumsfeld is gone. Every Texan advisor to Bush is gone.

Now, we can add another former Speaker of the House to the list of corrupt liars gone from power. Story details from the NYT.

Representative J. Dennis Hastert, the Illinois Republican who became House speaker at a moment of crisis for his party, has decided not to seek re-election in 2008, opening a second Republican-held House seat in his home state.

Mr. Hastert, who was the longest-serving Republican speaker ever when Democrats toppled him by winning the majority last November, said he found it difficult to play such a reduced role in the House after serving as its powerful chief officer for eight years.

I didn't make up the comment about POWER. Hastert stated it. POWER motivated the man instead of service to voters, duty as a citizen, and honor to country.

As it has so often been said, POWER corrupts but POWER also attracts the corrupt.

We want and need public servants not servants onto POWER.

Good bye and Good Ridance, you power drunken fool!