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  • Foley Complained To Gov. Bush Of Being Snubbed By President

    10/12/2006 5:25:38 PM PDT · by Extremely Extreme Extremist · 22 replies · 683+ views
    LOCAL6 FLORIDA ^ | 12 OCTOBER 2006 | AP
    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Then-U.S. Rep. Mark Foley complained in an e-mail to Gov. Jeb Bush in 2004 that he was being ignored by President Bush on his trips to Florida after several hurricanes. Foley resigned his congressional seat last month after his sexually explicit instant messages to former male pages became public. Before then, the Republican had maintained a regular dialogue with the Florida governor on a number of issues, mostly inconsequential, by e-mail. But in one, he wanted the governor to intercede with his brother on some perceived slights. Foley complained that U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam accompanied President Bush...