After officially announcing his plans to challenge Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in the 14th Congressional District yesterday, Republican Ethan Hastert -- son of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert -- has been making the media rounds today. You can listen to his appearance on WLS' Don Wade & Roma In the Morning at this link.
Here he is explaining his experience:
"I've been around the business a long time. I've been following these issues and the policy decisions that get made for a very long time. I worked in D.C. for a couple of years, but I've spent most of my life in the Fox Valley. So I've followed the process and I'm very well steeped in the issues."
An interesting nugget: Hastert spent those "couple of years" working as an aide to then-Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby, later convicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.







Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 13:17
Denny Hastert was a terrible disappointment as a Republican. The investigative piece on his land dealings and then pushing for a highway project that increased the value of his land holdings seems criminal to me. Hastert was a terrible speaker and did little to advance Republican causes. I for one have seen enough of the self enriching politicians for a lifetime. He enter congress worth a few hundred thousand and leaves worth millions. That investigative piece really turned me off,
As a life long voter for all things Republican I can say no more Hastert's and no more Bush's. We need a new breed of politician.