Posted on 09/30/2006 6:44:26 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Republican Rep. Mark Foley announced Friday that he is resigning from Congress — and dropping his bid for a seventh House term — amid revelations about e-mails Foley sent to an underage former congressional page.
The announcement created chaos in the race for his seat in south-central Florida’s 16th Congressional District, with just 39 days remaining before the Nov. 7 election in which the Democratic nominee is businessman Tim Mahoney. In wake of the uncertainty created by Foley’s downfall, CQPolitics.com is changing its rating, at least temporarily, to No Clear Favorite from Safe Republican.
According to the Florida secretary of state’s office, 16th District Republican officials will be able to choose a new nominee as a substitute for Foley. One lawmaker, state Rep. Joe Negron, has already tried to lay claim to the seat, saying, “I’m in the race,” according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Several other experienced Republican politicians, including state Sens. Jeff Atwater, Ken Pruitt and Paula Dockery, were subjects of speculation in the immediate aftermath as a possible candidate.
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What a mess Mark Foley has left behind.
What's the gender of the intern? Is the guy a homo or just a pervert?
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat....
Republican Politicians that get caught, resign under pressure by the party.
Democrat Politicians that get caught, blame someone else and the other Democrats rally around them.
Probably what we call a "Log Cabin Republican".
We have a ton of them in California too. They are the ones who promote Republicans dropping the pro-life plank and favoring homo-marriage as well.
Why don't they back off and issue a statement supporting Negron? Jeez Louise just let the guy run against the Rat without a stupid intra-party fight over it. If he turns into a RINO you can run against him in 2008. It's not like he'll be in there for life.
Bingo, my friend, bingo.
Both.
Then they work for legalization of said misdeed.
Foley is symptomatic of ego-centric personalities that gravitate to public life. Wow. What a string of destruction he has left....public, professional, personal. But he is not the first and sadly won't be the last.
The page (not intern) is a 16 year old male.
Mark 2006 to be the Year of the Idiot GOP.
For all her flaws, Katherine Harris would never do something as foolish as this. After the Nov., I demand an investigation of the nutritional value of the foods served at Congress. It oculd only explain why our leaders are acting like headless chickens.
I wish it were up for grabs. I do see a shot in the dark of keeping this seat. I now will have a democrat congressman.
I never thought I would say it........but, a democrat is better than a republican pervert.
Draft Dan Marino.
No s4!t.
Well, a Demon-rat shouldn't resign for committing such a crime. I can't imagine any pressure from his party, and we all know why...
Even then, it will be difficult for independents to vote for a pedophile (while knowing the votes will go to Marino).
This will probably mean "Speaker Pelosi." Just a gift to the Dems by an idiot. Actually the Republican leadership should have taken care of this problem a long time ago. Foley could have bowed out of the race and let another candidate get the Republican nomination. Now the seat will be given away and with it the control of the House. That's a damned shame, and so unnecessary.
Perhaps in Florida. There is a plenty of GOP-Idiots in NH, MA, NJ, OH...
I don't think so. We'll be able to choose a new nominee as a substitute for Foley. Anyway, poll numbers for Cogress are better than for Senate.
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