Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 10/03/06 12:30 pm:
btw.
Conservative ['Family values' if you will] Republicans have come out strongly against Foley and the Republican leadership .
The Washington Times for instance has called for Hastert's resignation .

Other noted Conservatives have also spoken :

"Speaker Hastert had knowledge of Congressman Foley's inappropriate behavior and chose to protect a potential pedophile and powerful colleague over a congressional page," ...."This inaction demonstrates a lack of leadership on Speaker Hastert's part and calls into question both his judgment and character," ..... "If Speaker Hastert was willing to sacrifice a child to protect Representative Foley's seat and his own leadership position, then he surely does not share our American and conservative values."
David Bossie, president of the conservative group Citizens United .

Richard A. Viguerie, a founder of the conservative movement, called for the "immediate resignation of any House GOP leaders who had knowledge of former Congressman Mark Foley's improper contact with underage pages -- but who took no action." He said "It is only the most recent example of Republican House leaders doing whatever it takes to hold on to power. If it means spending billions of taxpayers' dollars on questionable projects, they'll do it. If it means covering up the most despicable actions of a colleague, they'll do it."

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 10/03/06 2:05 pm:
Ceebee

Someone needs to be a better counsel to those pages and to better supervise them - protect them from Congressmen

Sad but true . My only addendum to that is just putting on the table that the youth of America are not as innocent as we portray them sometimes. Congressmen and Teachers have to be very careful lest a lifetime of good work gets wasted due to succmbing to temptation and indiscretion . I replied on the other posting on this subject that the age of consent in D.C. is 16 and from a legal standpoint Foley's only guilt may be in the use of the net. From an ethical view he should've been drummed out but this cannot be classified as your typical peodiphilia .

Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 10/03/06 8:48 pm:
Wondering why the media showed no concern for the kid is spin? I've seen pathetic, but that's beyond pathetic.

Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 10/04/06 10:51 am:
DEMS better not overplay their hand .They are in danger of losing support of NAMBLA .