Foley and What is Really at Stake

Ok, let me start by saying I think Foley should fry. I don't care if he did or didn't have sexual relations with this Congressional Page. I have no tolerance for any man, in his 50s seeking sexual delights with a 16 year old kid. And I think for Congressmen, the penalties should be more severe than for the general public because I honestly believe our politicians should be held to a higher standard and there should be an additional charge of violating the public trust. But that is another discussion.

That being said, I think we need to look at the big picture here. Something stinks in the case and it stinks bad. There are political aspects to this scandal that we have yet to uncover. And from what I have found out about the parties involved, there is more to this than just some perv trying to get his jollies with some kid. And from what I have read, it looks to me as the Dems are on a full out assault trying to capitalize on this scandal. And it is not that I blame them but I am fairly certain, we have some Democratic hands steering this thing.

Ok, there are two types of communication between Foley and this Page. You have some emails that seem innocuous at best and then you have the instant messages (IMs) that are sexually explicit. Seems to me the Dems are trying hard to blur the line between the emails and the IMs. And that line should not be blurred. Because the emails, as I said, were stupid, but in no way were they sexually explicit. And it is only the emails that anyone, on the Republican side of the House knew anything about. The emails were brought to the attention of the Dennis Hasstert in November of 05 and he took action with Foley. The IMs did not come to light until the last day of the final session of this Congress. Now, the IMs are actually from 3 years ago. 3 Years.

So, I am wondering, who had the IMs all this time and why were they withheld? For 3 years, somebody held on to these IMs and did nothing, putting how many other teenage boys at risk. I don't know if one could be charged with a crime for withholding such information, but somebody needs to go down for that act of cowardice.

Now, the Dems would have you believe that the entire Republican party knew about Foley and his actions while not one single Democrat knew about it. Now, I'm sorry there is just no way.

I just heard Dick Morris on Hannity and Colmes say he's been told by a reporter that the Democratic Leadership knew about this. And that story is for that reporter to break. The question is, will that reporter tell that story? I hope so, because we need to get to the bottom of this.

We need to know, who knew, and when did they know it.

And here's what I don't get. Both sides of the House are acting like this is a big shock. But, the original blog that published the emails, http://stopsexpredators.blogspot.com/ actually posted some other emails he received from interns and pages that he posted here: And check this portion of the 2nd email:

When I was working up there, folks use to refer to the "Terrible Three" Barney Frank, Mark Foley, and Jim Kolbe. Everyone knows about Barney Frank's exploits living with a man who ran a gay prostitute ring out of Frank's house and how he how used to hit on men much younger than him. And Jim Kolbe, everyone who works on the Hill has heard rumors about Kolbe. One of my friends even told me that Kolbe hit on him on several occasions. Despite all the stories, Frank and Kolbe are well respected because when they got caught, they admitted that they were gay. That and neither Frank nor Kolbe have anything on Foley. People were always talking about seeing Foley lurking in locker rooms around DC looking for sex, how he especially likes teenage boys, and frequents gay bars around D.C. and in his district.

Now, this is just a supposed email sent to the blogger involved so who the hell knows if it's legit, but it sounds like Foley was common knowledge. You don't just make up something like "The Terrible Three" and put it in an email. So, if it were common knowledge, why all the shock?

This guy was the head of the Missing and Exploited Children committee in the House of Representatives. The irony in this scandal is mind boggling. And if his sexual appetites were common knowledge amongst pages and interns, how in the hell was it not common knowledge amongst the Congress in general?

If the Republicans knew and did nothing to protect the Congressional seat, then they should fry right next to Foley. But if the Democrats knew about this and sat on it until the best political moment, then they should fry as well. In fact, anyone that knew and did nothing, should fry.

We have a mid term election coming up and there are much larger issues at steak than some pervert. Not to minimize the actions of this sick freak, but in the grand scheme of things, it should not detract from the bigger issues we have before us as a country. I'm not real happy with the Republicans in Congress. I think they're weak and are too worried about being liked. If they would do the job we the American people sent them their to do, elections would take care of themselves. But we are a country at war with an enemy that wants to kill the people both sides of every issue. And the more we fight amongst ourselves, the less time we spend on issues of much greater importance.

Remember what is at stake in this election. The NSA programs that we need to fight the War on Terror. Gitmo. The War in Iraq. The Patriot Act. All these things are far more important than the stupidity and sickness of one Congressman. These sick and stupid acts by one man should not be permitted to put the rest of us in harms way. And the sad thing is, I think that is exactly what's going to happen.