This is not the first time that a Congressman has made inappropriate advances to a Page. About 20-25 years ago, Rep Crane (IN-R) was caught having a relationship with a female Page. He apologized and cried, but was not re-elected. The same year, Rep Studds (MA-D) was caught with a male Page. He asserted his right to do this with the boy (in my eyes, 16-17 year olds are still kids, never mind the position of authority issue regarding a Congressman and Page) and refused to apologize. He was actually re-elected by his constituency for the next 10 years. As I said before, it's disgraceful!

I never worried about my D on the Hill in regards to predatory adults as opposed to any other event/function/opportunity of which she was a participant. I would never forbid my S from applying to the program if that's what he wants to do when he is eligible. Luckily Foley is an aberration.

This is going to be more than one news cycle-have to wonder how much ( not if IMHO ) this will impact the up-coming elections.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,216981,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/...its/index.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15096062/

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a...00010000000001

I thought all the pages were at least 18 - college age. Guess not.

I give this 3 months max before it ends up on Law & Order.

I'm betting on SVU getting first pitch at this storyline, though something keeps on telling me that they made a story similar to this a few seasons ago.......

It'd have to get more explicit then IM for SVU to get it...but then again, they do tend to get more "based on actual story..." then the regular L&O.

Pages are hs juniors. Interns are (usually) college students.

Pages work for the Minority or Majority Page Supervisor. This is dependent on the party affiliation of their sponsoring Congressman/Senator.

Interns tend to work directly for their Senator or Congressman.

16-17 years of age:
High School students-several Newpapers also report that today as well.
Live in dorms with nighly check -ins.
http://www.c-span.org/guide/congress/glossary/pages.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_pages

Cartoons from the Op-Ed pages:
http://cagle.com/news/FoleyFoibles/main.asp

Oh, Florida!

Seriously, this is sick...and gross. The IM conversations, however, are priceless. Good thing the kid kept them.

I think Florida just needs to abdicate all political rights in this Union. They can't vote, can't pick Reps, can't pick Governors... :p :p

From the Washington Papers today:
Cone of Silence
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...041100587.html

The Line: Foley Mess Puts Another GOP Seat in Play

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/

After Foley, New Fears For the GOP

Some Say Party Could Lose House and Senate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...100201463.html

Resign, Mr. Speaker
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed...2008-9058r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2127-7668r.htm

http://www.washingtontimes.com/natio...2125-4192r.htm

First he checks into rehab, now he says he was molested by a priest when he was a kid:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/...dal/index.html

Oh come on... this is terrible. Even if it WERE true (which personally I have serious doubts about) that he was molested, it is not an excuse for what he did. It is not an appropriate time to bring it up. It's a very see-through tactic to try to divert some attention away from what he did back to the whole priest thing.

I am completely disgusted by Foley's antics - as I have been with the others before him.

As for the "I was molested..." plea, I could scream! That nutjob out in Lancaster claimed the same thing, as did Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and several other men I know. So, what do we do? Waste the child before he has a chance to grow up and molest someone else?

I just find it really odd hearing Brian Williams and all the other reporters reading the text on the IM's. Seriously, did you ever think you'd hear Brian Williams, (or Charlie Gibson or whomever) say, "Take it out and touch it." bwahahha. It only could be better if good ole Dan Rather was still anchoring. Can you imagine? Dan Rather reading aloud, "Do I make you hot?" Bwahahahhahahahah.

Just waiting till the first parody of the red-stripe ad shows up on youtube.

"Boo creepy US congressman. Hooray Beer!"

lol.

I swear the word 'creepy' will show up on google's zeitgeist next week.

I had very simular thoughts: His att. had very few ways of going:
Make the victium look bad or make the attacker a victum....