Blumenthal

The Democratic Party's best street fighter, Sidney Blumenthal (a nice Chicago boy), gets it spot on.

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And don't forget -- for even a second -- that the only reason Denny Hastert was made Speaker of the House was to be a rubber stamp for these "limited government" goons.

Those who know him know for a fact that Hastert thinks Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and any other government program that does anything to help the poor is a gigantic waste that needs to be eliminated. He's been telling those close to him those exact things for years.

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