Dennis Hastert

It's official! Hastert now radioactive!

AP:

House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s political support showed signs of cracking on Wednesday as Republicans fled an election-year scandal spawned by steamy computer messages from former Rep. Mark Foley to teenage male pages.

And, for some reason, Republicans don’t want to be in the same photograph with Hastert anymore:

Republican Rep. Ron Lewis of Kentucky, in a tougher-than-expected re-election race, abruptly canceled an invitation for Hastert to join him at a fundraiser next week.

And here’s a lovely, lovely vote of confidence from Lewis:  Read more