[SmithL]

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - A former aide for disgraced Congressman Mark Foley has quit his job as chief of staff for the upstate lawmaker embroiled in the scandal that's rocking House Republicans.
     
Kirk Fordham has issued a statement saying he resigned today as chief of staff for Congressman Thomas Reynolds of Erie County. Fordham once served in the same position for Foley, a Florida Republican who resigned last week after it was revealed he sent salacious electronic messages to teenage male pages in Congress.  After the scandal erupted, Fordham counseled Foley to resign.

Today, Fordham said he reached out to Foley as a longtime friend. Reynolds -- running for re-election in the 26th Congressional District -- is a member of the House G-O-P leadership who has struggled to avoid political damage in the scandal's fallout.
     
Fordham says he resigned today to prevent his own ties to Foley from being used by Democrats in the race for Reynolds' seat in Congress.
     
      (Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

http://www.10nbc.com/index.asp?template=item&story_id=20343

[StAnDeliver]

If we're getting to this point, where people are resigning merely because of 'gay taint', then it's about to rebound (read: encompass) on the DUms. Once Bawney or another gay DUm is tied into all this (as Rush hinted today), the MSM will shut the whole thing down and move on to something else.

[floriduh voter]

Fordham's gay too.

[grey_whiskers]

Fordham once served in the same position for Foley

He served *under* Mark Foley? (rim shot)

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

Fordham says he resigned today to prevent his own ties to Foley from being used by Democrats in the race for Reynolds' seat in Congress.

That's a *classic* of poor phrasing.

Next thing you know, they'll be talking about "getting to the bottom of this."

Cheers!