I've had just about all I can stand of the nonsense surrounding various calls for Speaker Hastert to step down due to his handling of the Foley mess. And, dare I mention the load of articles predicting the demise of the Republican party in midterm elections because of Foley? It's getting ridiculous. The guys at Powerline, as usual, have it right.
Let's get this straight, folks: a pervert is a pervert regardless of his political affiliation. They come in all flavors -- heterosexual, gay, black, white, Conservative, Liberal -- get the picture? The American public understand this and will vote the way they intend to vote regardless of which party Foley is a member. It is nonsense to assume, as many in the MSM seem to be doing, that this inappropriate and reprehensible behavior will impact an entire political party. We all know that perverts exist in all walks of life and are not just members of one party or the other. Can it possibly be that we, the people, see things more clearly than the liberal elites who write the newspapers? *gasp!*
As for Hastert's handling of the situation, I understand that he handled it per the parents' wishes when they contacted him about the "overly familiar" email exchanges between Foley and their son. The REAL issue is that the transcripts of instant messaging (IM) exchanges did not come to light until years after they actually happened. Who had them? Why were they not released to the proper authorities immediately? If there is blame to be laid on anyone other than Foley himself it is with the person who knew about and held this information. THAT is the sickest part of this whole mess.
Let's get this straight, folks: a pervert is a pervert regardless of his political affiliation. They come in all flavors -- heterosexual, gay, black, white, Conservative, Liberal -- get the picture? The American public understand this and will vote the way they intend to vote regardless of which party Foley is a member. It is nonsense to assume, as many in the MSM seem to be doing, that this inappropriate and reprehensible behavior will impact an entire political party. We all know that perverts exist in all walks of life and are not just members of one party or the other. Can it possibly be that we, the people, see things more clearly than the liberal elites who write the newspapers? *gasp!*
As for Hastert's handling of the situation, I understand that he handled it per the parents' wishes when they contacted him about the "overly familiar" email exchanges between Foley and their son. The REAL issue is that the transcripts of instant messaging (IM) exchanges did not come to light until years after they actually happened. Who had them? Why were they not released to the proper authorities immediately? If there is blame to be laid on anyone other than Foley himself it is with the person who knew about and held this information. THAT is the sickest part of this whole mess.
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