How exactly has the Foley scandal been bad for the liberals and their agenda? It seems to me that they got some mileage out of it.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I didn't mean bad for the liberals directly but rather bad for The Human Rights Campaign and their agenda. For example, Foley has really thrown into doubt the "homosexual adult in contact with youth is OK" (aka homo scoutmasters are just fine) gambit. That may not be a specific plank in THRC's platform but illustrative of the unintended consequences of outting Foley.
I'd say there were long-term consequences for the libs if one of their component groups was harmed, but where would the G&L crowd go, to the republicans?