Rep. Mark Foley drops out of race [Fox: also resigned]

[Lunatic Fringe]

Just breaking on CNN

[mwl1]

Probably too late for a new GOP candidate but I don't know for sure. Likely the seat is gone.

Thanks, Mark! Pervert.

[wideawake]

I guess this may explain his RINO stances on social issues.

[RasterMaster]

All you get with a "big tent" are clown and circus freaks!

[musikman]

OR A PRESIDENT.

[Political Junkie Too]

It's more like: Republicans step down when caught, Democrats "Deny, deny, deny" then obstruct.

-PJ

[b4its2late]

She probably ain't too impressed with it....

[aShepard]

Is there any way to get a new GOP candidate or start a write in campaign?

Maybe only if you're looking for a RAT in NJ!

[Texaggie79]

Eh it's illegal to have sex with a 16 year old, not to flirt with em :P

[Howlin]

This is a big deal because of the BOY that is a PAGE.

IMO, at least.

[txrangerette]

Don't know about Leach. Are you thinking of Jim Kolbe of Arizona? He is openly "Gay".

[JerseyDvl]

Jerkoff pervs like this just feed the MSM frenzy.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Bahbah]

There must have been worse emails than what were reported in that story.

[Redcloak]

"...and coming up next on C-SPAN, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California criticizes the Republicans for ostricizing the GOP's gay and pedophile members."

[Alex1977]

My question too.

[Glenn]

From the last Page eruption:

How do congressmen keep their place in a book?

Bend over a Page!

[penelopesire]

I read it and don't really know what to think. It might be creepy and suspicious or it could be innocent and naive.
I would not put anything past the dems however. If Foley is a perv, he needs to do more than resign...he needs to be prosecuted and what makes this suspicious is that there is nothing here to prosecute..just crap thrown up to see if it sticks in people's minds right before an election.

[Hannibal Hamlin]

What's the partisan breakdown on this district? Can it be held if a replacement is allowed?

I must say, this is beginning to feel like shades of '94 with all these scandals coming down just prior to the election.

[Txsleuth]

Your thread got PULLED...because I tried to post to it.

I want to THANK Rep. Foley....for turning a PRECIOUS GOP Representative seat over to the DEMS!!!

Regardless of what he "allegedly" did....the fact that he has lost a HOUSE seat is MOST MADDENING>

[Political Junkie Too]

At least Foley was smart enough not to use his Congressional account, or they'd pile on with illegal use of public equipment.

-PJ

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

I've read the WashPost story (linked below) and can see how the emails could be interpreted as gay-ish. But they could also be interpreted as NOT gay-ish.

Other posters have raised comparisons with Barney Frank, and I'm here to tell you there is no comparison.

Guy got railroaded.