I read the emails when I first heard of this. I don't see anything wrong with them! What is wrong with a congressman taking a personal interest in a page? Should adults avoid all contact with children to avoid allegations of impropriety? What is this world coming to??
Mark Foley was a remarkably effective congressman. The only troubling aspect is that he resigned, which may mean that further scrutiny would have revealed something questionable. But on the facts as they stand now, there is no evidence that anything inappropriate transpired!
The double standard is staggering. Barney Frank's gay lover can run a gay prostitution ring out of his basement, the DemonRats can have a former KKKer who dropped the N Bomb very recently, etc...etc...etc... but our guys resign at the drop of a hat on mere allegations. It makes me so mad I can SPIT!!! Hopefully, this will backfire big time on Foley's Rat opponent.
see post #91...I thought the same thing until I read it.
While I agree that there is a double standard, remember that the issue here isn't just Foley's gayness, it's that he may be a child molestor. Nobody, to my knowledge, has linked Bawney to anything like that.
Please read post #91. It will help you understand why in this instance he had little choice but to quit.
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