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"So, shall we assume you have all the facts of this story?"

No, I don't know anymore than what has been published. But, I do know that the e-mails and IM's are merely peripheral factors. More important facts are he resigned, he admitted himself to treatment, appointed a lawyer who stated he was not a pedophile (a person who has sex with minor children, pre puberty). But he said nothing about his being an ebophile (a person having sex with young adolescents, post puberty). In addition Foley wrote a local TV station and apologized saying he had alcohol and behavioral issues he needed to deal with. All of this suggests to me the e-mails and IM's are merely window dressing for the main event which we will know soon enough. And, in these kind of situations the news is always worse than expected. It is my belief that Foley betrayed the people of his district, his party, his colleagues as well as any individuals he may have harmed in his acting out. I think it is obscene for people to try and blame others for his destructive behavior.

I think it's obscene for certain people on this board to demand Hastert's head for not stoning Foley on the steps of the Capitol for the email exchange that was brought to their attention.

If Foley has in fact admitted the IMs are completely factual, then I want to know how old the victim was at the time and whether or not it was legally a crime. It needs to be pursued and if any adult had knowledge of it and didn't divulge it for partisan politcal purposes, they need to be identified as well.