Well, he's certainly getting attention this week. Amid
the Mark Foley scandal, Paul scored a meeting with House Speaker Dennis
Hastert at the speaker's home. What's more, Paul claims that Hastert
promised him he'd resign. He told Mother Jones, "God convinced
him through me in prayer." Paul claims Hastert said, "God gave me this
position that I don't deserve. For the good of the people, I will do
it." The Mother Jones story is full of other … eccentricities. (Example: Paul says he knew Abu Musab al-Zarqawi "when he was nobody.")
Hastert's office told the Chicago Sun-Times
that the meeting was a mistake, that Hastert thought the hastily
scheduled meeting was with a constituent of his district, and that the
Speaker will not resign.
The thing is, this meeting is the buzz of Washington
right now and raises his profile. It might raise Paul's reputation as a
publicity hound, the "craziest preacher ever," and a "nut job,"
but that hasn't stopped the press corps from quoting every crazy thing
Pat Robertson says. Is Paul going to be the new media darling for
reporters
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