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Hastert Becomes Longest Serving GOP Speaker

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Rep. Dennis Hastert, who vaulted out of political obscurity when Newt Gingrich resigned as speaker of the House more than seven years ago, on Thursday became the longest-serving Republican speaker in history.


Hastert, 64, surpasses fellow Illinoisan Joseph "Uncle Joe" Cannon, a pugnacious politician who ruled the House from November 1903 until the Democrats regained the majority in March, 1911...

...The longest-serving speaker is Democrat Sam Rayburn of Texas, who served more than 17 years, with two breaks when Republicans were in power, from 1940 through the early 1960s. Like Cannon, Rayburn has a House office building named after him. The longest-serving speaker without a break was Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, D-Mass., House leader from 1977 through 1987.


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Comments (5)

ergo, it is time to step do... (Below threshold)
Charlie Earl:

ergo, it is time to step down and party with Rep. Wm Jefferson of LA.

That explains it. He's past... (Below threshold)
yetanotherjohn:

That explains it. He's past his shelf life and now think's defending bribe taking democrats on flimsy constitutional grounds is more important than actual serving his constituency or the GOP base. Just a hint Dennis, the ice is really thin over on the immigration side of the pond. Be careful how you skate through that given the face first header you just pulled with Jeffords.

Hastert is proof positive t... (Below threshold)

Hastert is proof positive that mediocrity pays off - at least in Congress!

Hastert: A walking argument... (Below threshold)
Old Coot:

Hastert: A walking argument in favor of term limits.

Time for Hastert to quit. ... (Below threshold)

Time for Hastert to quit. He was never really a "leader;" he was the compromise candidate who offended the fewest people after Gingrich screwed the pooch.

The trouble with Washington is due in no little part to the congressional tradition of seniority, whereby insignificant men gain power and influence, which, they then mistakenly conclude, makes them significant, even important.




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