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To: SilentZ who wrote (305303)	10/4/2006 1:17:49 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1576663

Because he was a jerk. It was 30 years ago..

To: SilentZ who wrote (305303)	10/4/2006 1:17:52 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576663

"So why didn't he resign?" You mean Studds? I dunno. If I were to guess, it was because the event was 10 years old by the time it came up.

To: SilentZ who wrote (305303)	10/4/2006 4:40:34 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576663

>Actually, when Tip o'Neill heard about Gary Stubbs, he was outraged and demanded his immediate resignation. Unlike Hastert, who covered it up, probably hoping he could keep it under wraps past mid-terms. So why didn't he resign? In the story I read, he was already out by the time his dalliance was made public. In fact, I think the story said he was living with the former page inspite of the age difference.

To: SilentZ who wrote (305303)	10/4/2006 5:00:02 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576663

Actually, when Tip o'Neill heard about Gary Stubbs, he was outraged and demanded his immediate resignation. Unlike Hastert, who covered it up, probably hoping he could keep it under wraps past mid-terms. So why didn't he resign? In the article I read, the actual indiscretion took place ten years earlier. By the time it was disclosed Gerry Stubbs was already out. During the hearings, he apologized for having sex with a subordinate but did not believe he should be publicly censored. When the actual censorship was taking place, he turned his back on the House. Later, he and the page who was now 27 held a press conference and stated that what they had done consensually behind closed doors was their business and no one else's.