Posted on 10/03/2006 4:09:22 AM PDT by Taggart_D
The facts of the disgrace of Mark Foley, who was a Republican member of the House from a Florida district until he resigned last week, constitute a disgrace for every Republican member of Congress. Red flags emerged in late 2005, perhaps even earlier, in suggestive and wholly inappropriate e-mail messages to underage congressional pages. His aberrant, predatory -- and possibly criminal -- behavior was an open secret among the pages who were his prey. The evidence was strong enough long enough ago that the speaker should have relieved Mr. Foley of his committee responsibilities contingent on a full investigation to learn what had taken place, whether any laws had been violated and what action, up to and including prosecution, were warranted by the facts. This never happened....
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The magnificent, inspiring, moral, protect-the children leader Nancy Pelosi.
Obviously.
Be careful what you wish for, Joe Boucher.
I agree.
Two basic questions: Who knew (R or D) and when did they know (R or D)?
If it can be shown that some one knew 1 minute before the story broke and did not do any thing to protect the children, they too should be dismissed.
There is a sickness in Congress that must be addressed.
Maybe one good thing to come out of this is that the people demanding we send gay leaders to camp with our sons will get it finally. Not holding my breath.
How about Nancy Pelosi gives you Hastert's head on a plate at her inaugural as the new Speaker of the Huse instead?
Reactionaries. Reading the IMs is sickening, so they forget about the fact that the emails were basically inoccuous and that's all that the Speaker saw. The FBI saw the emails and concluded the same thing. Ditto for the parents.
You fail to understand the liberal and MSM methods.
There will be no moral consistency in their stances. The congressional page fiasco they've manufactured is useful ONLY for ther purpose of seizing power. Once in power, they will immediately revert to full gay pro-gay agenda mode all day everyday.
Why change leadership in response to a dem/gay activist plot right before the election? If the leadership is ineffective, why not wait until after the election?
Right after William Jefferson resigns.
Then why hasn't he already resigned?
Not much talk about the accomplishments of Foley is there? So the conservatives want Hastert to resign because Foley sent "dirty" emails to some kid. Not only that but Foley supposedly used Instant Messenger to talk dirty. Wow! I wonder if he also used the "n" word in 1970.
Why does the Washington Times not take a look at the overall impact homosexuals have on government effectiveness? Or the relationship between pedophiles and homosexuals (100% or 90%)?
Or silence owing to fear of being called a homophobe by the homosexual rights crowd (Democrats)? There are many aspects to the lack of common sense by today's leaders, both Republicans and Democrats alike, but especially Democrats.
Precisely.....if Hastert has to resign, then so should Barney Frank and all others who have corrupted the political system.
AMEN!!!
Let's see, two Florida newspapers saw the e-mails and did nothing. According to Drudge, law enforcement saw the e-mails and felt there was nothing to pursue. ABC had the e-mails since August. Brian Ross was too busy to pursue. Hastert "heard" about the e-mails and now he supposed to resign. Hardly.
How interesting is it that ABC is getting e-mails from other pages possibly implicating other members of Congress. Can you say 'backlash'?
If I were Hastert, I'd say, "I'm not going anywhere until the FBI, Justice Department investigation is complete."
When you're in charge, you're responsible for the things nobody tells you about, too. If Hastert didn't know, he should have. Sorry, but there's no other way to ensure that bosses take their jobs seriously.
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