I mean, there really is no winning way to answer the questions, but this is hysterical
Roskam said he believes Hastert when he says he does not remember hearing anything before last week about the Foley email exchange with a 16-year-old former page from Louisiana, in which Foley asked the boy to send a picture of himself. U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) discussed the email with Foley, who convinced him it was purely innocent and that he was simply expressing concern for a young man who had just weathered Hurricane Katrina.
It’s a little hard to tell what Roskam ‘believes’ as Denny, Boehner, Reynolds, and Shimkus all seem to have ever changing stories. However, the one clear thing—Hastert new about the first batch several months ago.
IOW, while Denny’s stories change, at different points in this process he has lied. Roskam just stuck his neck out for Denny’s honesty when one of the few clear things is that Hastert has been lying.
That’s talent folks.
The real problem is that when Hastert goes down, he will have no where to go. This moved backed him into a corner so badly that Hastert resigning could end his campaign.
He’d have to give back the money, he’d have to swear off NRCC involvement — if Hastert goes, Reynolds will have to resign too — and if he refuses to do anything about the money, he sanctions it.
Plus, those Wheaton conservative christians won’t stick by him on this issue.