Mark Foley Speaks
The story of Mr. Foley’s relationship with the young pages unfolded as high drama during the fall of 2006 in the run up to that year’s mid-term elections when the Democrats took control of both the House and Senate.
Mr. Foley, who served more than a decade in Congress, was never charged with a crime. In the House, he was a leading proponent of legislation cracking down on child pornography and served as the chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children.
In the interview he denied that his relationship with the male pages went beyond the inappropriate messages and sought to explain how he views his actions now:
(add a dash of hypocrisy)
“There was never anywhere in those conversations where someone said, ‘Stop,’ or ‘I’m not enjoying this,’ or ‘This is inappropriate’ … but again, I’m the adult here, I’m the congressman,” Foley said. “The fact is I allowed it to happen. That’s where my responsibility lies.”
Mark Foley and Larry Craig should start a consulting business.
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Greta Gushes Over Palin
Via News Hounds
"FOX News “liberal,” Greta Van Susteren ought to consider opening a chapter of the Sarah Palin fan club. Come to think of it, maybe she already has. On last night's (11/14/08) On The Record, Van Susteren gushed about how Palin “stole the show” at the Republican Governor's Association convention earlier in the week in Miami. But Van Susteren neglected to note that Palin's popularity did not extend to her fellow governors who were not only reluctant to back her as a future presidential candidate, they also left her out of RGA's new leadership lineup. In another Palin story, Van Susteren falsely claimed that Palin had been cleared of “all wrongdoing” in Troopergate. With video.
Is there ever an On The Record show without at least one segment showcasing Palin? Only if she were to disappear in Aruba could the former Miss Wasilla get more sympathetic attention from Van Susteren."
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Utter Deliciousness from The Weekly Standard's...
only rational sometimes sober conservative humorist
We Blew It
A look back in remorse on the conservative opportunity that was squandered. by P.J. O'Rourke
snip:
Let us bend over and kiss our ass goodbye. Our 28-year conservative opportunity to fix the moral and practical boundaries of government is gone--gone with the bear market and the Bear Stearns and the bear that's headed off to do you-know-what in the woods on our philosophy.
An entire generation has been born, grown up, and had families of its own since Ronald Reagan was elected. And where is the world we promised these children of the Conservative Age? Where is this land of freedom and responsibility, knowledge, opportunity, accomplishment, honor, truth, trust, and one boring hour each week spent in itchy clothes at church, synagogue, or mosque? It lies in ruins at our feet, as well it might, since we ourselves kicked the shining city upon a hill into dust and rubble.
...Read on.
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