[Buck W.]

The emails aren't the problem--it's the IMs. No one knew about the IMs until Friday.

[RoseofTexas]

"Meet Jordan Edmund One Mark Foley Instant Messanger"

WELL, somebody better tell the CLYMERS that their little guy was 18 years old when this happen! Drudge JUST scooped them again!!

[mylife]

Mr.Blake YOCOM: (a page in 2003 and 2004) few of my close friends who were pages, you know, suspected that Congressman Foley was homosexual, but not necessarily--you know, we never suspected pedophilia out of Congressman Foley.

Foley is despicable but I'm confused here. IS MR Yocom an adult or is he a child?.

[mylife]

Mr.Blake YOCOM: (a page in 2003 and 2004) few of my close friends who were pages, you know, suspected that Congressman Foley was homosexual, but not necessarily--you know, we never suspected pedophilia out of Congressman Foley.

Foley is despicable but I'm confused here. IS MR Yocom an adult or is he a child?.

[Paleo Conservative]

The emails aren't the problem--it's the IMs. No one knew about the IMs until Friday.

But soccer mom's don't know the differences between IM's and emails. IM's aren't saved on a server. The only way there is a record of them is if one or both of the parties to the IM saves the IM to a file.

[Logical me]

The emails aren't the problem--it's the IMs. No one knew about the IMs until Friday.

Believe me, the RATs knew and months ago. Instead of disclosing earlier to protect what might be a crime, they held it up for the November elections. Dang, what turds these RATs are. They are insane.

[lastchance]

You are right. Especially since the boy's parents did not want any action taken besides making sure Foley stopped contacting their son. The emails do not contain any criminal content. Yeah they are creepy, but can you imagine trying to get a DA to act on such flimsy evidence? Or a trial court trying to reach a verdict based on them? I can. Case dismissed. Thanks for your time.

As for the IMs. The only persons who should resign are the person who wrote the IM's( Foley) and anyone who knew about the IM's and withheld that knowledge ( seems Hastert is not in that group). I doubt many in Congress had prior knowledge of the IMs. They were sent from Foley's private AOL account and would not have been subject to any kind of monitoring.

Not defending Foley, but it does look like the release of the Email content and the IM's at this time is just a wee bit too convenient. Also too convenient is the press's inability to make the distinction between the Email and the IM's. But that couldn't be deliberate? Could it?