They don't know Jack.

• Author: Hughes, Larry
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

There is no question that the incident involving Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) helped the GOP tremendously, as David Weigel points out in "They Don't Know Jack" (October). The graphic image of cash in the freezer was just perfect for Joe Six-Pack's typically nonretentive memory, and a perfect antidote for the complicated Abramoff matter.

I do think House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) made the right move in joining House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to "defend the legislative branch" over Jefferson's office...