Many politicians' blog writings lack true grit.

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: May 8, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Steve Johnson

"There is a new post on the Speaker's Blog," read the e-mail from the office of U.S. Rep. and Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

Excellent.

Coming, as it did, on the morning when the Internet was abuzz over a photo of Hastert ditching a hydrogen-powered vehicle for his SUV after an event to promote the environmentally friendly cars, it would be terrific to read what the Web's designated energy villain himself had to say about the incident.

But no. Like all of the postings on Hastert's "blog" (speaker.house.gov/journal/index.shtml), which ...

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