https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/05/23/the-tin-ears-get-worse/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 18:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[Newt Gingrich is not alone. Now another Republican &#8220;scholar&#8221; Dennis Hastert (no comment) is proclaiming the FBI arrest of Rep. Jefferson unconstitutional. I don&#8217;t know about the rest of you but I find this continued charade not only to be tone death, but to be truly morally repellent. In fact, it makes me want to support legislation making any convictions for law-breaking by Members of Congress subject to penalties vastly more extreme than those suffered by the general public. Serving the country is a special privilege. If somone doing that commits a crime, he should serve more time and pay more fines than if you or I committed the same crime. Far more. Not only is the person a public servant, he is supposed to be an example to every school child in the country. That is what Hastert should be thinking about, not about who arrested Jefferson.]]>Tue, 23 May 2006 23:40:58 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/05/23/the-tin-ears-get-worse-n212288