[Seattle Conservative]

"Why is that relevant in a US SENATE race? Foley was in the House!"

Because, IMHO, the DBM and Dims want to keep the issue on Foley because:
1. they can keep using the old and incorrect saying of how the Pubbies are the 'culture of corruption',

2. they can keep droning on about how the Pubbies are irresponsible because they SHOULD have known and didn't do anything,

3. they use it as the Pubbies don't care about children and don't protect them and they let predators go after them (never mind that the Dims support the ACLU, some support NAMBLA - -free speech don't ya know (the ACLU supports NAMBLA cases, so one could say that Dims also support NAMBLA by way of association)

4. they think the Christian Right will be disgusted and not turn out to vote or vote for the Dims (some of the *polls* show this, though others do not).

5. they want to keep Nat'l Security and the WOT off the front page because the Prez was giving speeches during and after 9/11 and his poll #s and the Pubbies poll #s were going up. Dims know that they cannot win if Nat'l Security is the major issue w voters.

6. they need to keep the economy off the news. Unemployment at 4.6%, oil prices down, DOW highest ever.

As a side note: I think this will backfire on the Dims as I think it's angered many Pubbies - they feel the Dims pulled a dirty trick and I have read posts by FReepers who were considering voting for another party, not voting and/or hadn't previously donated to the RNC or Pubbies - - this situation has angered many and they have beome Broken Glass Republicans again.

The Dims also need to be careful because some almost sound like they're gay bashing and gays are *supposedly* party of their base.

[Morgan in Denver]

Great post, I could not agree more.

As you said, this has every aspect for backfiring on Democrats as they are trying to suppress the vote.

But, no surprise. Democrats cannot agree on positions or issues. As James Taranto wrote in Best of the Web on Friday, describing their agenda, "In other words, antigay means are acceptable in the pursuit of pro-gay ends. This is a paradox of identity politics: Politics very often ends up trumping identity."

[rodguy911]

Excellent post SC,so glad you are back!

Unfortunately we can never forget the sad double standard in place between us and the rats. They can gay bash, do anything they want and unless we point it out "here", it will never hit the msm/DBM.
Another reason that what we do here is so key to maintaining just a little balance in affairs of reporting.

[bray]

Agreed Fooley is just the DNC's Wag the Fag since they were heading into the tank after BJ's performance.

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