Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To 'Get To Me' And 'Affect Our Election'  —  Interviewed by Rush Limbaugh today, House Speaker Hastert said Mark Foley's inappropriate behavior was "a political issue" and promised Rush that "we are going on offense."

Hastert may have just days to save his job  —  House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire for his handling of the Foley page scandal, may have just one or two days to turn the affair around-or quiet it- or face being forced to step aside, say senior GOP House and party officials.

NRCC Uses Small Children As Human Shields  —  Uh.  Mah.  Gawd.  —  I...words simply fail me.  —  In the fine tradition of George W. Bush standing under the "Mission Accomplished" sign, or any one of the Katrina backdrops (where no expense was spared to bring power to an area for a photo op …

Did Democrats Page Mark Foley?  —  Scandal: Right after Mark Foley was revealed to have had inappropriate e-mail conversations with a 16-year-old page, he resigned and checked into rehab.  Now, what did Democrats know, and when did they know it?  —  Yes, you read that right: the Democrats.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert  —  RUSH: We're happy to be joined now by the Speaker of the House, Denny Hastert.  Mr. Speaker, welcome to the EIB Network.  Great to speak to you again, sir.  —  SPEAKER HASTERT: Thanks, Rush.  Great to be with you today.  —  RUSH: Now, I guess the big news is …

Hastert won't resign over Foley scandal  —  Washington Times opines House Speaker 'must do the only right thing'  —  WASHINGTON - Despite a call from a conservative newspaper for his resignation over his handling of a congressional sex scandal, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intends to retain his leadership position.

Swing Back.  —  The Washington Times wants Speaker Hastert to resign.  To do so would be to capitulate to Democratic-activist-induced and MSM-abetted hysteria.  Not only should Hastert not resign, he should use every opportunity to swing back hard at a MSM deeply compromised …

Reynolds denies coverup on Foley  —  Says he didn't know of salacious messages  —  An embattled Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds on Monday denied covering up the actions of a now-disgraced Florida congressman who resigned last week after it was revealed that he sent inappropriate computer messages to teenage boys who worked in the House.

Papers Knew of Foley E-Mail but Did Not Publish Stories  —  At least two news organizations were tipped off to e-mail messages sent by Representative Mark Foley long before the story of his sexually explicit remarks to teenage pages broke last week and forced him to resign.