When they have an ethical scandal, they don't screw around with any halfway measures.
Everyone knows about Republican Congressman Mark Foley's resignation by now. He was chairman of the House caucus on missing and exploited children. He also had IM coversations like the following:
Maf54 (Mark Foley): You in your boxers, too?
Teen: Nope, just got home. I had a college interview that went late.
Maf54: Well, strip down and get relaxed.
Another message:
Maf54: What ya wearing?
Teen: tshirt and shorts
Maf54: Love to slip them off of you.
And this one:
Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.
No wonder he resigned as soon as it was known.
Wait, check that. No wonder he resigned as soon as it was made public. From the Washington Post:
House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate "contact" between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he then told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). Boehner later contacted The Post and said he could not remember whether he talked to Hastert.
It was not immediately clear what actions Hastert took. His spokesman had said earlier that the speaker did not know of the sexually charged online exchanges between Foley and the boy.
That's BS, Mr. Speaker, and you know it. Anyone with any sense of dignity immediately calls for an ethics investigation and/or the resignation of a Congressman who is having any kind of a sexual relationship (even if it's only online) with a minor. You have to investigate these things - corruption doesn't only come in the form of the money they use to lure your soul to hell, you know.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took the House floor last night to demand an investigation into the Foley matter. But Boehner headed her off, calling on the House to refer the matter to the ethics committee, which the House promptly voted unanimously to do.
Of course Boehner did, but the real question is not what the ethics committee will do, but how much they will cover up. They're Republicans, after all. Telling the truth would be unconscionable.
h/t Daily Kos and TPM
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Of course Boehner did, but the real question is not what the ethics committee will do, but how much they will cover up. They're Republicans, after all. Telling the truth would be unconscionable.
As a wise, talented man once said, "You cannot be serious!" They're POLITICIANS, after all. Telling the truth would be career suicide.
I know you're just playing politics, but saying that only Republicans lie is incredibly disingenuous.
When you point your finger and someone else, there are four fingers pointing right back at you.
I do not believe I have ever said that only Republicans lie. I do believe, however, that they are willing to do anything to retain and increase their power, including sanctioning the harming of minors supposedly under their watch. That should be condemned by everyone, regardless of how it affects the election. If you don't, then you truly deserve to be with these bastards.
They're Republicans, after all. Telling the truth would be unconscionable.
One could certainly come to the conclusion that you're implying that only Republicans lie. It's not much of a stretch based on the content of this blog.
I do believe, however, that they are willing to do anything to retain and increase their power, including sanctioning the harming of minors supposedly under their watch.
WHO is willing to do anything to retain and increase their power? Come on. You are accusing them of something that you yourself and the Democrats are incredibly guilty of. That's ridiculous for you to even suggest otherwise.
That should be condemned by everyone, regardless of how it affects the election. If you don't, then you truly deserve to be with these bastards.
So, it's black and white, huh? You're either with us or against us. Now, isn't that the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. Neat political trick, that.
Uh, yeah. See what Peter says above. There are some things that are just wrong, no matter the circumstances. I know the right is big on moral relativism (at least we're not as bad as the Nazis, etc), but I'm not.
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