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you are right. the fact is the repubs do face a double standard no matter how infuriating it is. that said if they knew about foley in 05 they have only themselves to blame.

Rebubs have a double standard because we hold ourselves to one as we should. There is no excuse for pedophilia. Whether you are a Dem or Repub, it is wrong. The difference is, with our standards we won't waste our time trying to defend the indefensible. Rid ourselves of those masquerading as something they're not, and we will grow stronger. It will take time and won't be pretty, but in the long run it's for the best.

G.O.P. Leaders Knew in Late ’05 of E-Mail
	Posted by mathprof On 09/30/2006 8:33:09 PM CDT · 8 replies · 176+ views new york times ^ \| 10/1/06 \| RAYMOND HERNANDEZ Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret and allowed Mr. Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on children’s issues, Republican lawmakers said Saturday. The exchanges began with what Republicans now describe as an “overfriendly” e-mail message from Mr. Foley to the unidentified teenager. But news reports about the exchanges have led to the disclosure of e-mail correspondence with other former pages in which the discussions became more and more sexually explicit. Shortly after he was confronted by ABC News on Friday about...