Excuse me (I just heard Steve Martin in my head). ;-)
I was out there working........ beautiful day!!!
But this comment of yours earlier, I could not get out of my obsessive mind, and it was getting on my nerves.
You know you are one of my favorite FReepers, so please take this the right way.
If you are suggesting that I am one of those hand-wringers, call it what you wish.
But after watching MTP and ALL the other media coverage of this Foley thing for the past 36 hours there is one thing that you perhaps WILL NEVER wish to admit.
Here is what you will not admit. It is that the American public/voters who peripherally hear about this sick story are not smart enough to study it and learn of the Congressional Republican leaders' compliance or non-compliance.
You, Dane, and I know that (perhaps) Denny Hastert did not see the real ugly stuff early on. Right? I am willing to believe that he did not. I also know from the arguments that have been made, that Hastert could not come out early on against Foley too vehemently or he may have been portrayed as a homophobe......... or whatever.
(I am hurrying through this because I need to work, so forgive whatever.)
Anyhow here is the main point I'm trying to make ....... and you seem to want to pass it off as "hand-wringing".
The American public who hear about this story (and after five weeks of media crap up to the election it will be a hell of a lot of them)...... MOST of them will not understand the distinction that Hastert ONLY read the "more than friendly" emails!
They will believe that the Republican leaders saw all of the nastiness, did nothing about it........ and draw their opinions.
The people will not make that important distinction that most likely is true. (What else is new?)
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Anyhow, don't dismiss genuine and correct concern as foolish hand-wringing. I see that a lot around here.
Oops.
;-)
You could have stopped right there. :)
I know you're concerned, but I'm sure you know that the democrats are the party of perverts and homosexuals and J.Q.Public knows that.
Foley is out of Congress. Barney Frank is not and while the two are not identical, Foley is GONE. Investigations are underway and the GOP leadership called for the investigation FIRST.