How Mark Foley Represents The Entire Republican Party

[CatWoman]

Yesterday, Mark Foley the Republican Representative from Florida resigned from Congress. He had been caught sending dirty email messages to an underage Congressional page. One of the texts went like this:


"What are ya wearing?" - Republican Congressional Representative Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record)
"Tshirts and shorts." - Teenage boy
"Love to slip them off of you." - Republican Congressional Representative Mark Foley

Here's some things about Mark Foley. He had led Congressional efforts to protect children. He started a restaurant when he was only 20 years old. He was named a deputy whip by disgraced Republican Congressman Tom DeLay. He was a frequent guest on Bill O'Reilly. His name will still be on the ballot representing Republicans in the election this November.

What's illuminating here is not that a pedophile held Congressional office. That's just sad and awful, especially for the children he took advantage of and exploited. What's illuminating is the Congressman's behavior. Sending text messages and emails? As if he could never be caught; as if he was invulnerable. And it's exactly the kind of arrogance and poor judgement that has come to dominate the Republican Party. Like Bob Ney and Duke Cunningham who brazenly accepted bribes and illegal campaign contributions. Same with Tom DeLay. Worse, like George Bush and Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, tirelessly insisting we're winning, things are getting better in
Iraq, when anybody can see they're getting worse. As if the truth won't come out. It's a culture of corruption that believes it can never get caught.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20061001/cm_huffpost/030639

[Mika]

1. Support the troops..

.. then send them into battle without adequate body armor.

Support America's veterans.. then cut their benefits.

No child left behind.. then cut the ed budget and breakfast programs for poor children.

Clear skies.. then deregulate polluters.

Help America Vote.. then reduce polling places and fund Diebold machines.

And on and on and on.

:puke:

[Nitrogenica]

2. Someone who's a pedophile led Congressional efforts

to protect children.

Someone who's a cold blooded ruler leads the way as America's beacon of hope for the world.

[indepat]

3. If your politics and ideology are right, childish indiscretions can be

overlooked is seemingly a Repuke mantra.

[Imagevision]

4. Predator Foley No Longer Represents The Entire Republican Party

[sweetheart]

5. Are you hard?

1999: Are you human?
2000: Are you American?
2001: Are you Republican?
2002: Are you White?
2003: Are you With us?
2004: Are you Gay?
2005: Are you Liberal?
2006: Are you hard?

[happydreams]

6. Maybe Foley just can't control himself. The sick, warped

son-of-bitch!