As Opinion Journal editors point out, there's a certain hypocrisy to all the posturing over former Representative Mark Foley's emails and instant messages to young male pages.
Republican leaders "failed to protect the children in their trust," intoned Parson Pelosi, last seen on this issue voting to revoke the Boy Scouts' charter for its ban on gay scoutmasters. So exercised is Ms. Pelosi that she wants the GOP leadership "immediately questioned under oath" by the Ethics Committee.
Nancy Pelosi, all up in arms over the House Republican leaders, is probably that best indication that they're exercising good and effective leadership.
But isn't the Re[publican Party the party that speaks for the "Moral Majority?!"
What a bunch of hypocritical a**holes.
Posted by: ny patriot | October 05, 2006 at 03:29 PM
From everything I've heard, there was no unseemly communication with any under age pages. The really suggestive stuff was exchanged with an 18 year old page. Foley was apparently very careful about age, even checking on birthdays. So far as I know, nothing beyond email and instant message exchanges took place. So we have a sex scandal where nobody had sex.
But it may save the Democrats this midterm election. How sad that this is the best they can do for a credible issue.
Posted by: Tom Bowler | October 05, 2006 at 05:00 PM