he made a killing from this. second, he then became a lobbyist. big government becomes big by being deeply involved in the allocation of wealth and opportunity. lobbyists are important. that's why we spend more money on lobbying than we do on campaigns. they become important precisely because they know how complicated the government is, where the levers and pulleys and widgets are, to make it work. and he made the most of that value. it's an -- it's an unfortunate glimpse of how hard government is. >> hastert lost the speakership during the 2006 election when the democrats took control. one of the big issues at the end of that campaign was that a congressman at the time, mark foley, had sent some sexually charged computer messages to a male page, those are the interns who work in the house, young
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