Monday, March 10, 2008

Oberweis Loss Of Hastert's 14th District In Illinois: Plenty Of Blame To Go Around

Here's the subtitle: GOP Special Election Defeat Shouldn't Be Seen As National Trend

What do you think?

Read this article from the RFMM.org

So I guess I'm not the only one thinking this:

"But Oberweis cannot take all the blame. Dennis Hastert's political gamesmanship, demonstrated by his endorsement of Oberweis, played a significant role in what happened on Saturday. Many believe Hastert retired when he did, in order to remain eligible to be a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, Oberweis loaded his staff with those who formerly worked for Hastert. It looked like dirty politics and, even if it wasn't dirty politics, appearances are often enough to turn off voters."