[jmaroneps37]

This is how far down the rat has sunk. He is coming to understand that he will lose again and has lashed out at a gay Republican that they did get some votes out of. Foley was outed years ago by a DC queer's website. They have had this card up their sleeve for at least two years. He won with 68%, the district is most likely safe. They will gain nothing but the "joy" of having destroyed a man. Maybe gay rank and file Dems will realize it is ALWAYS the rat that outs people. But probably not.

[dfwgator]

Then the Rats will turn right around and criticize the GOP for not supporting Foley because they are so intolerant.

[Stepan12]

He should of been a Liberal congressman from Cape Cod, Mass who had sex with a male page. Not only would he have gotten re elected, but he would retire with a full pension, too.

[catholicfreeper]

Well I wish I could be as hopeful on this district. We have lost it. The only thing we can do according to the news is submit a write in. I chalking this one in the loss column

[Moose4]

Being gay wasn't going to keep him from getting elected. But when the magic words "sixteen-year-old page" showed up? His base would dry up like a puddle in the desert.

The original stories on this sounded pretty innocent--him emailing the page asking when his birthday was and what he wanted for it, asking for a picture, stuff like that. Slightly odd, but nothing that rises to resigning over. There's got to be more to this, probably a LOT more.

}:-)4

[Dave S]

Why are you blaming this situation on anything other than Foley? The hypocrite is cochairman of the House Caucus on missing and exploited children. Seems to have made children a major issue. One down. Fourteen more and we lose the House. Thanks Foley.