(This Blog was written by John Laesch on the way back from the Chicago Press conference and it is being posted by Kristen Lash, Blog team coordinator.)
This morning I held a press conference in Chicago to ask for Hastert's resignation from his job as Speaker of the House.
We all know that Foley is guilty and now it is important to hold the Republican Leaders responsible for the cover-up.
I've learned that Hastert has not only protected a Republican cyber-sex molester, but also Republican Don Sherwood, a Pennsylvanian Congressman who beat and strangled his mistress. Sherwood will be handily defeated by Chris Carney, another "Fighting Dem," this November.
On October 18, 2006, Dennis Hastert is scheduled to hold a fundraiser for Sherwood. This is PROOF that Dennis Hastert cares more about protecting his political power than he cares about protecting family values or the integrity of the House of Representatives.
Read below the fold for more on the press conference and Hastert's other dirty laundry.
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