Truthout:

Palmer, who shares a townhouse with Hastert when they are in town, is more powerful than all but a few House members. Members know that he speaks for Hastert.

Pam quoth O'Donell:

Many chiefs of staff are close, very close, to their bosses on Capitol Hill. But none are closer than Scott Palmer is to Denny Hastert. They don't just work together all day, they live together.

There are plenty of odd couple Congressmen who have roomed together on Capitol Hill, but I have never heard of a chief of staff who rooms with his boss. It is beyond unusual. But it must have its advantages. Anything they forget to tell each other at the office, they have until bedtime to catch up on. And then there's breakfast for anything they forgot to tell each other before falling asleep. And then there's all day at the office. Hastert and Palmer are together more than any other co-workers in the Congress.

Denny's #2 Staffer:

Stokke said no one on Hastert's staff had received any warnings about Foley's inappropriate conduct with pages until the congressman resigned.

"There were rumors rampant here that he was gay, which is not illegal," Stokke said.

Everyone knows this bitchy queen is queer:

Who would turn over the instant messages to ABC News rather than the police?” McHenry said in a statement. “In my mind, this person, group or political organization is as sick as Foley himself.”

Just having a little fun here. I've always enjoyed it when my queeny friends have a freak out moment, usually over something like a broken nail or the sudden discovery of an empty container of hair gloss. Watching the Fruity Follies in the Republican party is just.too.rich. Keep it up, Ladies! When do we get to find out about who sleeps with Ken?

Update: You'll never guess what today is!