Ex Rep Foley Checks into Alcohol Rehab

NY Post ^ | Oct 2, 2006 | Lara Jordan

[gopwinsin04]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley, under FBI investigation for e-mail exchanges with teenage congressional pages, has checked himself into rehabilitation facility for alcoholism treatment and accepts responsibility for his actions, his attorney acknowledged Monday.

The attorney, David Roth, would not identify the facility, but told the Associated Press in West Palm Beach, Fla., that Foley had checked in over the weekend.

"I strongly believe that I am an alcoholic and have accepted the need for immediate treatment for alcoholism and other behavioral problems," Foley said in a statement, Roth told the AP.

Foley, a Republican, abruptly quit Congress on Friday after reports surfaced that he'd sent sexually charged electronic messages to boys working as pages. In the statement, Foley said the "events that led to my resignation have crystalized recognition of my long-standing and significant alcoholism and emotional difficulties."

"I deeply regret and accept full responsibility for the harm I have caused," Foley said. He also expressed "gratitude for the prayers and words of encouragement that have been conveyed to me."

The FBI, meanwhile, "is conducting an assessment to see if there's been a violation of federal law," according to FBI spokesman Richard Kolko.

White House press secretary Tony Snow, asked about that Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," urged greater efforts to "figure out what happened here." He called it "a terrible story" and said he considered it unfortunate that "people are thinking, 'OK, can I get political advantage out of this'."

[longtermmemmory]

there is a cosmic difference with "stay away from the homosexual" or "Foley is a homosexual so stay away" and "Foley molests boys so be careful"

The fact of the matter it seems the page program should not allow ANY children from the page program ANYWHERE near homosexuals in congress or supervising the page program.

[bornacatholic]

Hastert has to be a drooling idiot not to know the danger homosexuals present. They are subversive. He knew Foley was gay. He knew Foley wrote that odd email. Hastert should have read him the riot act and made him quit his child-protection advocacy charade (what better way to sidle-up to kids while appearing to protect them?)and threatened to punish him politically if he didn't.

What the donkeys have done is immaterial in my mind. I have ZERO hope or expectation from them. Republicans were supposed to be different.

IMO, this will cost them the house

[ninenot]

amputate what?

[BlackElk]

Doesn't the Good Book say something to the effect that: If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out....

By analogy, Foley should not wait but should .....