Pagegate Just Got Gayer
…thanks to Lawrence O’Donnell at HuffPo, and this tidbit in the Post:
The staff member said Hastert’s chief of staff, Scott Palmer, met with the Florida Republican at the Capitol to discuss complaints about Foley’s behavior toward pages.
Palmer, who shares a townhouse with Hastert when they are in town, is more powerful than all but a few House members.
I know that prime real estate in DC is expensive, but Hastert makes $212 grand a year. I don’t know how much Palmer makes, but I bet he’s not hurting either, so I can’t imagine them being roomies for financial reasons.
I suppose it’s possible that Hastert and Palmer feel they need 24-hour access to each other in case an important issue comes up in the middle of the night, or because they’re firmly committed to saving gas by car-pooling, but let’s face it: you’re all thinking the same thing as I am: Hastert is teh gay.
Which wouldn’t—or shouldn’t—be a big deal, except for the fact that they’re members of the party that mobilized the troops in the last election by stirring up fears that OMG the gays are going to sap our precious bodily fluids!
It’s not the gayness. It’s not even the coverup (if any). It’s the hypocrisy.