Dennis Hastert and Rahm "the 16 Million Dollar Man" Emanuel

The Chicago Tribune reports on the stormy relationship between Dennis Hastert and Rahm Emanuel:

Despite mostly cordial public interactions, the two men mix like oil and water. The normally circumspect Hastert has made public digs at Emanuel, calling him "duplicitous." He has needled Emanuel for accumulating wealth as an investment banker after leaving the Clinton White House. Emanuel made more than $16 million in 2 1/2 years.

Emanuel, who is Jewish, in turn denounced Hastert's comments about his wealth as anti-Semitic during an emotional, closed-door meeting last winter with Illinois Democratic members of Congress. The congressman had tears in his eyes as he spoke, according to one person present. The charge of anti-Semitism soon made its way back to Hastert and deeply offended the speaker, according to several close Hastert associates.

Not a bad score for an "instant" investment banker.Speaking of Rahm, it appears Patrick Fitzgerald must be looking into his close relationship with a "racketeering enterprise" known at Chicago's Water Department.