We Now Yield to the Distinguished Gentleman from Florida
September 30th, 2006
Big news in Washington. Republican Congressman Mark Foley has resigned after evidence surfaced (courtesy: ABC News) of sexual advances he made in emails and IMs to teenage boys working as Congressional pages. Oh that sweet 16. What an age, huh.
Foley had previously dropped his 2004 senate bid after committing the felonious act of practicing homosexuality as a Republican (he was outed by two guys, Aravosis and Rogers, with an ongoing campaign to expose gay Republicans on the Hill). Fortunately for Foley, he represents Florida. A couple states over, they lynch you for that, under the "If The Noose Fits" law.
Remember when I said this was a nation of irony? And you said don’t bore us- get to the chorus? Well Foley fought ceaselessly for exploited children, even introducing the very bill that makes what he did with those kids illegal. No joke.
The House Leadership has known about this for months. Denny Hastert was "taking care of it." They are now claiming "Whaaa? Whoooo? Nooooo…" (and having trouble keeping their story gay… I mean straight). You don’t ignore this kind of conduct because it’s an election year, because everyone is tired of scandals, because you have a hot-headed base who will not be pleased. That’s cowardice you’re thinking of, not leadership. Leadership isn’t about damage and spin control, and classifying unflattering information, and calling critics unpatriotic, and saying a bad war is a good one.
This story is starting to pick up momentum, but as of yet, no sign of religious right-wingers fleeing the party in blessed droves.
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8 Comments Add your own
1. Mark Stamas | September 30th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
Damn. You are sharing too damn much my boy.
Still, I don’t quite get the drift.
Are you saying something here?
Reporting news?
I know you are tolerant, yeah, and think that this guy is whack because he is whack not because he is republican (dare I use that word considering that the party does not resemble the definition?) but I don’t get the point.
Doesn’t matter.
I laughed, and laughing is good.
2. Devin Castles | September 30th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
News and analysis, brotha man. News and analysis. Because who does that? I think I’m the only one.
3. Mark Stamas | October 1st, 2006 at 12:17 am
Well I got the news part.
Hadn’t seen it. Good choice.
But the analysis I missed.
The man is a hypocrite? The party is a hypocrite? Politics is hypocritical? Political science is hypocritical?
Still don’t get it.
Don’t bore us, get to the chorus.
4. Devin Castles | October 1st, 2006 at 3:49 am
I guess I like the idea of informing an imagined readership on events and injecting those updates with observations and whatnot, but really there is no point. It’s just something fun to do. Maybe good writing practice, maybe not.
5. Mark Stamas | October 1st, 2006 at 10:34 pm
That goes without saying.
But you didn’t answer the question.
6. Mark Stamas | October 4th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
What happened to the other wonderful bull post about your elders?
7. Mark Stamas | October 4th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
http://markstamas.com/
Mark Stamas’ Blog
and lose the damn dog photo
8. Mark Stamas | October 5th, 2006 at 10:54 pm
And while you are at it put up a picture of my nephew.
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