I do not think Pence knew what he was talking about when he supposedly explained this fight between the Congress and the White House. either he is talking through his hat or they are running for cover. The White House cannot trust Congress to keep a Secret,mostly Dems but a lot of Republicans also cannot keep their stupid mouths shut and they leak to the Media because it makes them feel that they have more Power knowing something juicy and telling someone else how important they are because they have this info. Several of the former White House employees in Coveted positions left and spilled their guts,mostly because they did not get a bigger and better appointment, or because they screwed up and were not kept on. Pence is making excuses for the other Republicans that out and out betrayed the President and George Bush will never trust them again. Mark Foley is my Congressman and his Aide hung up on me after I chastised him for trashing the President and running off at the mouth with his Ego on a local radio program. The crap coming out of his mouth was beyond belief. If I was watching him in person I would have probably seen him beating his chest and declaring that he was bigger and more important than the President, that is how he come across the Airwaves. This is all about their ego's and they all think that they are more important,smarter,better than the President.
Pence was trying to not speak ill of other Republicans. It appeared to be hard for him to hold his tongue, but it sure looked as though he could have unloaded had he wanted to.
Pence, IMHO, did the right thing. These problems can be handled internally and are best when done that way. Pence is learning to temper his comments, and as a good leader needs to be able to do.
I'd really like to hear the report when you see Mark Foley in person.