[samantha]

Check your facts.....Foley is my congressman,and votes 90 percent with republicans and conservatives on issues. He voted to ban pba,which Graham and Nelson would not. Look at the dirty dem senators conservative union scale on votes. Graham's is 18 and Nelson's is a little better. Weldon,and Webster are unknowns, and will not get adequate support. Bill Mccollum is the best qualified,but the most boring,inept statewide campaigner I have ever seen. He should have beaten Nelson, but failed badly mostly because his entire campaign sucked. Jeb Bush will beat Nelson in 2006. THE PAT BUCHANAN PART OF THE PARTY WILL NEVER SUPPORT MARK FOLEY. It is a good thing there are very few left. Foley will get support from the middle,and most of the right.

[JohnnyZ]

Check your facts.....Foley is my congressman,and votes 90 percent with republicans and conservatives on issues.

Foley is pro-abortion and pro-gay, as his record and his statements clearly indicate. He has voted for some abortion restriction and voted against others, but he definitely supports Roe v. Wade, Big Time, which puts him right there with Tom Daschle. He has voted for every "gay rights" issue but the Defense of Marriage act. What part of that do you say is incorrect?

As for the Pat Buchanan part of the party? Ha ha! I was talking about social conservatives, and I don't think Pat even mentions those issues any more. He's obsessed with isolationism.

The social conservatives, despite your mocking, are still damn strong in the GOP, and do not need to settle for a pro-gay, pro-abort congressman who would have significant weaknesses in a general election.

And you didn't address Foley's general election problems, his limited appeal from the right and center as a homosexual.

[Trace21230]

Check your facts.....Foley is my congressman,and votes 90 percent with republicans and conservatives on issues.

Facts? The only "fact" some of these people care about is the rumor that he is gay. With these type of people in existence, it is no surprise that shows like Jerry Springer are so popular.

THE PAT BUCHANAN PART OF THE PARTY WILL NEVER SUPPORT MARK FOLEY. It is a good thing there are very few left.

Agree 100%. Nothing warmed my heart as much as seeing Pat Buchanan and his ilk leave the GOP. We lost 100s and gained 1000s of moderates and swing voters.

Trace