[wimpycat]

As disgusting as these e-mails and (especially) IMs are, doesn't it depend on how old the teenagers were?

In a legal sense, yes, age matters. In a political/moral/ethical sense, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference. His political career is OVER, and he's political poison to any other pol who tries to defend him.

[conservative in nyc]

I meant in a legal sense. In a political/moral/ethical sense, he's toast (and should be).