Funny, Hastert didn't care so much about people being above the law and protecting the American people from abuses of power when his president was wiretapping our phones. But now that Hastert's head is on the block, and he's being investigated by the FBI, suddenly he's all for calling off the feds.
'These constitutional principles were not designed by the Founding Fathers to place anyone above the law,' said the statement [signed by Hastert and Pelosi]. 'Rather, they were designed to protect the Congress and the American people from abuses of power, and those principles deserve to be vigorously defended.'Yeah. Denny Hastert. Defender of the Constitution... when he's the one they're getting ready to send to jail. Would have been nice if Hastert had been there for the rest of us when it was our turn. Somehow, I'm not feeling that sorry for him anymore.
Maybe a little excessive executive branch police power would be a good thing for Republicans and Democrats on the Hill alike to experience. Then come back and tell us how if we have nothing to hide we ought to sit back, shut up, and let our phones be tapped.
