Of course he doesnt

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Of course, he doesn’t think it’s true. But he won’t apologize for suggesting it. That’s the new line from Denny Hastert.

Over at Forbes.com, Michael Maiello got Hastert spokesman John Feehery to concede that the Speaker doesn’t really believe George Soros gets his money from drug runners.

“Of course the Speaker doesn’t think he gets money from drug cartels,” Feehery told Maiello.

That said, Hastert won’t apologize for suggesting he does.

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