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'."

[IamConservative]

Yeah, alcohol did it.

Pretty transparent 'eh? I suggested on another thread to tattoo breasts on his back, send him to San Quentin and throw away the key.

[mainepatsfan]

Maybe next year he can go on a book tour with McGreevey.

[Moby Grape]

Hey Foley...the liberal media won't give uo "ada-boys" like they will a KENNEDY when they use it for an excuse.

[longtermmemmory]

i>ABC has not disclosed the names of the recipients of the instant messages which were sexually explicit, years old, and not seen by anyone else. We do not know how anyone but the recipients could have retrieved them. We do not even know if they are authentic. None of the recipients has come forward and identified himself. What we do know is that reputable media and the Republican leadership acted appropriately on the initial innocuous correspondence and could not proceed further in view of the parents’ demand that their son’s privacy be respected only to find months later just before the election that same correpondence showing up on an unlikely blog site and then almost simultaneously on ABC and on C.R.E.W.’s site.


ABC and C.R.E.W. knew of a child being solicited for sex and did nothing.


ABC and C.R.E.W. were ready to allow the horror of a child sexually molested by an adult in order to time the release!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Ths "rehab" is just a way for him to avoid cameras for 30 days to elections. He is acting out against the republicans for forcing him out. Once the INstant Messages came out into the public.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

This seems to be the script lately. Wait until the cover is ripped off and all the sordid details are revealed, then check into rehab. "I strongly believe I'm an alcoholic...". Yeah, don't blame me. Have pity. I'm sick. Wine is a mocker.

I have a friend who used to be a chaplain at a juvenile detention facility. He was stunned that a lot of the kids' concept of right and wrong was that something was wrong if they got caught. Seems that Foley (among others) is ethically-challenged in the same way.

[concerned about politics]

He's not a drunk. He's a fag. He needs a psych center.
Queers hit on young men all the time. That's where the left wing NAMBLA came from. That's why people are repulsed by queers.
I'm glad the Republicans canned him. He's a sicko.

[longtermmemmory]

He is preparing his criminal defense.

He is going to say he did not have intent because he was intoxicated and not in control of his faculties.


What is ABC's and C.R.E.W.'s excuse to justify allowing a child being molested by a homosexual? (DNC dirty tricks team)

[concerned about politics]

"I did not have sex with that computer."

[steve-b]

Did he credit Ted Kennedy for the referral?

[concerned about politics]

ABC and C.R.E.W. were ready to allow the horror of a child sexually molested by an adult in order to time the release!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16 is the sexual age of consent - even for homos. Legally, the "children" are considered adults. Heck, the left supports 11 year old abortions, so if they push this one, it's not going to hurt the Republicans.

[N. Beaujon]

Oh please! That's not going to work anymore. It's not going to help Mel Gibson and it's definately not going to help this perv.

[N. Beaujon]

Yes, of course. There is a double standard because we do not share their standards! The Democratic party is the party of pervs and criminals. We don't accept that. This is what sets us apart. We dont get to lower our standards- we make them raise theirs.

[jess35]

He can always change his party affiliation.

[DocH]

Wanting to put a BOTTLE of alcohol to his lips is NOT his major malfunction.

[dead]

This guy is the long lost Kennedy cousin.

[Sir Gawain]

Worked for Kennedy.

[Mr. Brightside]

Is it now standard operating procedure to 'check into alcohol rehab' after getting caught doing something bad?

I think Duke Cunningham did the same thing soon after getting arrested.

[stuartcr]

As if there is anyone in DC, that doesn't think about getting political advantage from something...

[JRochelle]

It still works in the democrat party.
Patrick Kennedy.