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Are you kidding us? Did you really say: "He is also in favor of life." ?
One could also state that: "He is against abortions for poor people." (We all know the rich will travel to get abortions if they become illegal here.) Alternatively, how about: "He'd prefer the poor to get illegal abortions." Or maybe we could say: "He'd like to force his personal morality on the poor and powerless." I like the third option best.
Hastert is just another ethically-challenged right wing power-broker (i.e. DeLay, Frist). He certainly doesn't care about the real people that you write and speak so eloquently about. For example, he is currently figuring out what to do with the tens of thousands of dollars he got from Abramoff and his indian tribe clients. (Swindling indians? Haven't they suffered enough?) Let's hope he gets indicted too.
If weight is important in a leader's disposition and judgement, how do you explain Cheney?
Its time for a change in party and a breath of fresh air at the top. If you need a midwesterner to get behind, how about Barack Obama? He is smart, honest, well-spoken, and unencumbered by a lot of political baggage.
-Mike
