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Alas NRA2BFree has more than one issue covered in his response. The problem is that in the Foley case a child is involved. No one is disputing or disagreeing with that.

At the same time NRA2BFree assures us that Barney Frank is NOT INVOLVED with a child.

That's a totally different issue, and none of us know that for a fact. We could surmise that maybe he's not involved with a child since no one has said anything about it ~ and certainly he's public enough person there are those who keep a close eye on him (the Congress seeming to have a high percentage of homosexuals who do, in fact, engage in cruising for sex with minors). All we can really say about Barney, unlike Mr. Frank, is that Barney hasn't been caught!

"At the same time NRA2BFree assures us that Barney Frank is NOT INVOLVED with a child."

The difficulty with your point is the implicit thought that if we can find someone on the other side who is more bad than we may not appear as bad in this matter.

If we follow this approach we crawl into a moral sewer. The only valid position is to condemn unethical behavior as unethical.

Isn't that moral equivalency?

Don't many on this website castigate Dems who do the moral equivalency thing?

The current situation is not about Barney Frank.

You can't have it both ways: You can't complain when the Dems use moral equivalency, and then use moral equivalency when a Guppie is facing allegations.

Alas NRA2BFree has more than one issue covered in his response. The problem is that in the Foley case a child is involved. No one is disputing or disagreeing with that.

At the same time NRA2BFree assures us that Barney Frank is NOT INVOLVED with a child.

NO, I did NOT say "Barny Frank is NOT INVOLVED with a child." Show me where I said that!!

That's a totally different issue, and none of us know that for a fact. We could surmise that maybe he's not involved with a child since no one has said anything about it ~ and certainly he's public enough person there are those who keep a close eye on him (the Congress seeming to have a high percentage of homosexuals who do, in fact, engage in cruising for sex with minors). All we can really say about Barney, unlike Mr. Frank, is that Barney hasn't been caught!

You have TOTALLY missed the point!! It's NOT about Barney Frank, so don't go there. Our focus has to be on FOLEY! Right now, I don't care about Barney Frank. I care about what Foley and the Republicans who looked the other way have done to that child. I care that it is probably going to give control back to the RATS. Foley needs to go to prison for what he did to that child. It is AGAINST THE LAW, and so is it AGAINST THE LAW for ANYONE to cover up a CRIME! There will be consequences to pay, and rightfully so. They are NOT ABOVE THE LAW! I like Hastert, but I am NOT going to give him a pass on this one. By his inaction, he allowed Foley to continue his crime against that child, and so did the other Republicans who looked the other way!! It's fine if you want to debate, but stick to the facts!!