BY LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer Fri Oct 6
WASHINGTON - A lesson from Dennis Hastert's years as a high school wrestling coach: There's no one to blame but yourself if you get pinned.
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One wouldn't be surprised if Hastert is kicking himself for getting into this mess. ...
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But if Hastert has been engaging in self-flagellation because of his own evident naivete in handling the Foley time bomb, he also had heavy-hitting backslappers to help him steady his feet. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061006/ap_on_go_co/hastert_pagesHellooooo??? Hastert ran right out and blamed ABC News, George Soros and "operatives associated with (President) Clinton!"
By David Alexander Thu Oct 5
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Speaker Dennis Hastert, the top Republican in the House of Representatives who is struggling to keep his job in the face of fury over the scandal, accepted responsibility on Thursday but not before pointing the finger elsewhere.
"The people who want to see this thing blow up are ABC News and a lot of Democratic operatives, people funded by George Soros," Hastert told the Chicago Tribune.
Operatives associated with Clinton knew about the allegations and may have been behind the disclosure of the e-mails so close to the November congressional elections, Hastert added, offering no evidence.
"All I know is what I hear and what I see," he said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061005/pl_nm/scandal_conspirators_dcEdited to add: Here's Hastert in his "buck stops here" press conference, answering a question:
"I said I haven't done anything wrong, obviously."http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/washington/05transcript-hastert.html?pagewanted=4&_r=1Way to self-flagellate!! :eyes:
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