[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"Republicans should repudiate this piece of crap, not defend him."

I've not heard any Republican defending the creep.

I'm only just beginning to hear Republicans label this as a DemocRAT dirty trick that was planned to sway the electorate right before an election, even though that was clear from the beginning. The fact that the evidence was squirreled away for years says it all.

I like the idea another FReeper proposed on this thread that the Congress come up with legislation protecting pages. Would anyone vote against it, even if it was poorly written?

Are you implying that the Republicans should hide their heads and not try to protect the seat? I could be mistaken, and I apologize if I am, but that's what it sounds like you are saying.

Michael Frazier

[whirleygirl]

"Are you implying that the Republicans should hide their heads and not try to protect the seat? I could be mistaken, and I apologize if I am, but that's what it sounds like you are saying"

Not at all and no apology needed. I just don't think this will play well with voters. Give it a few weeks maybe. Let the disgust factor die down a little, then bring it up. Right now it just sounds like Republicans think the timing of the information is more important than what the slime-ball did. Maybe some do. Maybe some people don't care that a man who looked, for all the world, like a defender of exploited children was himself exploiting children. Maybe keeping hold of power is more important to some than keeping children safe. Not to me. Call me a troll, call me what you like, but I'd think a whole lot better of Republicans if they'd express a little more outrage over the initial act and a little less about Dem's dirty tricks. Again, I don't belong to any political party, so I may be looking at things a little more open mindedly than some.