"Hastert to make announcement" coming up on CNN.

[trof]

Reporters are told this is NOT about him stepping down.

[bbernardini]

1. Maybe he's a gay alcoholic pedophile too? nt

[tsuki]

3. With Daddy issues. nt

[trof]

2. Now they say 1:45 EDT.

30 minute stand-down

[blm]

4. He hasn't yet fully memorized Rove's talking points?

[trof]

5. They're loading the TelePrompter.

[Vickers]

6. "Pickled pig feet are buy-one-get-one-free at the House commissary...."

:spank:

[whistle]

7. That's it and Hastert is distributing lapel buttons that say "Ask me...

....how I gained 100 pounds in 10 days"