Now it makes sense

We wondered what was up with Hastert going to bat for Jefferson, who should have already resigned. Tomasky had a theory that sounded about right, that he wanted to make the culture of corruption look bipartisan. This is even better:

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigation by the FBI, which is seeking to determine his role in an ongoing public corruption probe into members of Congress, ABC News has learned from senior U.S. law enforcement officials.

Maybe they can share a cell at Leavenworth.