"There simply is no excuse for Foley's behavior and some people around here really need to stop trying to defend him!"
If you think fellow FReepers such as myself have anything but disgust for Foley, you're mistaken. He's getting what he deserves. What I and others are doing is busting the Dims and MSM for another canned political hit job, directed at the election of Republicans in general. You do see how this is being used, don't you?
Of course, and the true bigger story is which Democrats knew about this, when, and how they held onto it for maximum political damage. They are the ones screaming about Hastert not acting sooner and endangering the kids in the Page program. But as is becoming known, and should be the center of our attention, is that some Dems knew the full extent over a year ago and endangered the kids by not saying anything.
I am pointing out that while some of the IM exchanges may have occured after this page's 18th birthday, it is also fact that some occured before his 18th birthday. ABC is at fault for claiming the later exchanges occured with a minor, when they did not.