You have no proof that other Republicans knew about this and kept quiet about it except the word of a page.
I have the words out of tonight's Washington Post; it's not MY fault you're behind on this story.
Evidently ignorance IS bliss for you.
On Sunday, reports began circulating about e-mails that Foley sent a year ago to a former 16-year-old congressional page from Louisiana. The e-mails were posted on a blog devoted to exposing sexual predators. How the blog acquired the e-mails is unclear, but the boy had passed them to a congressional staffer last year, calling one of Foley's e-mails "sick, sick, sick, sick."
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Congressional staff members who asked not to be identified said it was widely known among Hill staffers and some House leaders that Foley had been engaging in inappropriate conduct and language with young aides.
One highly placed staff member said Foley's abrupt resignation may have been demanded by Republican leaders who have been aware for some time about allegations of inappropriate behavior.