Of concern: that House Democrat leadership or Rep. Dale Kildee (Mich.), the Democrat member of the page board, who has served on it since 1985, or his staff have received complaints about Democrat colleagues' perceived inappropriate communications or contact with pages or former pages, and have not brought those complaints to the board or House management, such as the House Clerk's office. Kildee has been vocal about the Foley complaints not being brought before the full board prior to the scandal breaking, and the secretive nature of the Republican leadership's attempts to bring closure to the scandal.
"We all know this kind of scandal isn't just a Republican problem," says a Democrat political consultant in Washington. "We don't want to see what is out there about Democratic House members or former members."
But other Democrats say more is to come, that talk among Democrats around town is that researchers at CREW and the House Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee have in recent weeks been in contact, and that there are additional stories involving Republicans and questionable ethics behavior to be leaked closer to election time.
"It's gossip, and there is just a feeling that the DCCC is in on some of this and that there is more to come closer to Election Day. Remember, [DCCC Chairman Rahm] Emanuel has done this kind of stuff before back with the Clintons," says the Democrat consultant
backlash begins.
Pete Williams, who was the spokesman for Dick Cheney or the Pentagon during the first Gulf War, was outed many years ago. I remember it fairly well. It's when this practice started. I was a liberal then, and the lists were around back then, but got little play.
We need to fight fire with fire. No more Republicans being nice and doing the Dems' bidding.
1. LOL! The mud will splash on R's and D's alike!
2. Somehow, it will hurt Republicans more because many Republicans dare to have standards, dare to judge, and thus when they fall it's worse.
3. In the long run this is a good thing--it paints the Dems as the party with zero standards and zero ethics.
Surely there is some Freeper who works on the Hill and can get access to the list of Democrats. We could have as much fun with that as we had with the Swifties' information on Kerry. More.
Regardless of any other implications, one thing is for sure...
The RINOs who berate the social conservative base with "God, Gays, Guns" nonsense are not going to shove a homo friendly, gun grabbing New York liberal with a fancy Madison Avenue label down their throats in the primary for '08 and tell them it is their only chance to beat another New York liberal with another fancy Madison Avenue designer label...
And yes, I think this will backfire, big time. Foley is a chickenhawk, and a creep- but the Donks are going to end up smearing themselves, and convincing any half-way sane gay people that they are no friends of theirs.
Gee, who do we remember that was into Character Assasinations??? Who could that be??? Been 6 years since this was a usual occurance....hmmmm.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Let's be honest. The problem with gays in certain positions is that they are more subject to blackmail and extortion.... and apparently that is exactly what has been happening.
"all of the political gains we've made in the past 96 hours get flushed down the toilet," says the leadership aide."
With last night's revelations the toilet has already been flushed and the big turd that was their ill-gotten political gains is beginning to spin in the vortex, ready to take its plunge into the cesspool of oblivion.
Bring on the list!!
hehe The Dimbulbs thought up this "brilliant" death by a thousand paper cuts strategy, but did not consider they might get a nuclear response in return.
What do you want to bet the only thing that gets discussed is renewing the ethics detente.
I think most of us would love to see a thorough house cleaning, including any dirty reps from both parties. The idea that this is a Republican scandal is hogwash. This is what goes on in Washington.
What I do NOT want to see is political opportunism employed by the democrats and their media accomplices to advance the power of the most corrupt, by far, political party.
I'll be praying that God will use this situation to purge the House of perverts and corruption and that God will give the voters guidance.
Look out, George Stephanopolis!
I have a feeling that our guys have something extremely damaging to use again the democrats in this election, but they are waiting for a week or two to release it. Think Nancy Pelosi the Francisco ultra left wing liberal…
But Pelosi said she nothing about this?
REGARDIN the outing threat in the article: homosexuality can have an effect on a congresscritter's voting-WHY SHOULDN'T THE PUBLIC HAVE THEIR IDENTITY?!