[popdonnelly]

This is Plamegate all over again. Big media rant about nothing. The perpetrator has resigned. The rest is a witch hunt.

[savedbygrace]

Here's the Dim logic:

Someone has made a serious charge against a Republican.

Therefore, that Republican should resign immediately.

There it is, the sum total of the Dims' thinking on any matter. Excpet for this addendum: And every Republican who might have known about the first Republican should resign, too.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

This is Plamegate all over again.

Some of the same people are involved in both...the CREW managers ...

[jwparkerjr]

In many jurisdictions it the specifically requires anyone who has knowledge of crimes against children, or suspicion of such matters, to report it the authorities. I would think that anyone who knew of the sexually explicit IM's would fall under that law. Perhaps they knew all along the IM's had not been sent to anyone who was either currently a page or under the 18, but knew if they presented the information with the proper spin everyone would jump to the conclusion that Foley had been engaging in overtly illegal behavior. Looks to me like Foley was pretty careful to not run afoul of the letter, if not the intent, of the law. Foley certainly has no to blame but himself for the pickle he's in, and a lot of people have every right to be very angry with him for engaging in behavior that while strictly legal would reflect poorly indeed on the House.

The very nature of the problems they were trying to handle regarding Foley made it an sure lose-lose situation. I can think of no way they could have done it that wouldn't have left them open to criticism by one or more of the parties involved.

[Nav_Mom]

Which is why I was so angry that After it was discovered that Plame gate was a complete Farce, the GOP "leadership" remained dead silent... The democrats would have held a press conference demanding an apology!OR touting the persecusion...what do we get from our "leaders" ?