[kristinn]

This it not up on the Speaker's website yet. I found it via The Chicago Tribune.

[RKBA Democrat]

Looks like the "plausible deniability" game.

[holyscroller]

Amazing. These birds never even have time to read the content of the many bills they pass, but there's always time for listening to lobbyists and trying for daliances with one sex or the other.

[tobyhill]

"The Clerk asked to see the text of the email. Congressman Alexander's office declined citing the fact that the family wished to maintain as much privacy as possible and simply wanted the contact to stop. The Clerk asked if the email exchange was of a sexual nature and was assured it was not. Congressman Alexander's Chief of Staff characterized the email exchange as over-friendly."

The parents only wanted it to cease and if they had thought it was more of a problem at the time they would have called the police.

[OldFriend]

Once again. Thank you.

[don-o]

What is the large point? I am lost on this.

[nj26]

When a 50yo gay man starts asking a 16yo boy for a picture, anybody with common sense would start asking some difficult questions.

If those questions weren't asked, it was either stupidity or corruption.

I think Hastert needs to resign, and Foley belongs in prison.

[RonnG]

What puzzles me is that 10-11 months went by after Foley was warned to have no contact with the page. If the boy was still receiving e-mails, especially the obscene ones reported in the news, why did he not report them either to the authorities or his parents?

Something smells. Either the boy and his parents knew of these more explicit e-mails much earlier and chose to neither say nor do anything for months or they did make a fuss to the House authorities who decided to cover it up.

As I cannnot fathom either scenario, I suspect that the parents must have approached a third party, perhaps the press, who advised them to remain silent, keep track of them and bide their time.

[sageb1]

Thanks for posting this. Had to laugh when Ann Coulter pointed out that such problems have existed for the Democrats, that those individuals again ran for office, and won. When she told the Dem operative that Republicans won't accept the same behavior, the Dem had nothing else to say and shifted uncomfortably. He knew she was right.

[montag813]

"The Clerk asked to see the text of the email. Congressman Alexander's office declined citing the fact that the family wished to maintain as much privacy as possible and simply wanted the contact to stop. The Clerk asked if the email exchange was of a sexual nature and was assured it was not."

Are you listening Kos-heads? There is no scandal here, other than the contemptuous conduct of Mark Foley.

[tobyhill]

On one of the text messages I thought there was a comment from Foley or the kid stating they would have to wait till February when he turns 18 but then the reports says the kid was 16 in the summer of 05?

[tobyhill]

In Washington DC the age of consent is 16 and in Louisiana the age of consent is 17 with neither having age variation laws nor distinguishing gender preferences. This should be a warning to parents who send their kids to Washington DC, they are legally sexually emancipated if they are 16 and over.

[Mo1]

No one in the Speaker's Office was made aware of the sexually explicit text messages which press reports suggest had been directed to another individual until they were revealed in the press and on the internet this week. In fact, no one was ever made aware of any sexually explicit email or text messages at any time.

Many of the articles I've read .. they are blurring the emails and the IM's together

[Sacajaweau]

Clinton had ORAL SEX with Monica IN OUR WHITEHOUSE. MANY DEMS KNEW ALL ABOUT IT and am certain that HILLARY also knew.

Bubba went to a mike and LIED TO MILLIONS OF THE PEOPLE he represented.

Foley has misbehaved no doubt but as far as we know, this does not go beyond the internet. He has resigned. If charges are filed, so be it.

Foley sent his emails via a certain name. I'm inclined to believe this was a sting.........with very particular timing.

[SMM48]

Not to excuse the act but when and how did the MSM find out about this?