That’s a little bit like what Hastert is trying to do here. After Katrina, it made political sense for Bush just to say, “Look, I’m not happy with the response and we’re going to fix it” (which eventually he said).Hastert should be doing the same thing, instead of trying to defend what will strike most people as the indefensible response to the Foley warning signs. Of course, the longer Hastert does it, the harder it will be for him to pull out of it.