No, Hastert's Really Resigning This Time

Wouldn't you think that the resignation of one of the country's longest-serving Speakers of the House would get a little more ink than this one? Or did everyone just realize that Denny Hastert was nothing more than Tom DeLay's puppet, and the man himself was irrelevant?

Or maybe Hastert's just that kind of leader. See, every other House Republican is leaving Congress, so he's leading the way!

At any rate, there'll be a special primary election on February 5. The progressive choice for the Democrats is 2006 opponent John Laesch, who managed to get john08.com, so that's a good Internet team.