Friday, November 16, 2007

Former Speaker Dennis Hastert Bids Adieu


Photo from source, VOA News

Best remembered as the hulking figure behind the President at State of the Union Addresses (looking like he was competing with Cheney to stay awake longest), Former Speaker of the House, Denny Hastert is throwing in the towel. So long, Mr. Beefy McBratwurst (™The Stephanie Miller Show), don't let the door hit ya!

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Former US House Speaker Hastert Says Farewell to Congress

The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House of Representatives gave his formal farewell to Congress on Thursday. Dennis Hastert presided over the House for nearly a decade, a period that included the final years of the administration of Democratic president Bill Clinton, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and most of the term of current Republican President George Bush. More from VOA's Dan Robinson on Capitol Hill. . .

Read more at: VOA News

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