Today’s New York Times article covering the developments in the Foley case has one key paragraph that must be addressed:

At the Justice Department, an official said that no investigation was under way but that the agency had “real interest” in examining the circumstances to see if any crimes were committed.

Why is an investigation not under way? The ABC chat transcripts are more than evidence enough to get an investigation going. So why not start it already? If this was any other citizen or a Democrat in Congress, you can bet the investigation would have started when the story broke. Is this the type of vigilance Gonzales’ Department of Justice takes? If it is then there is no wonder why our country is always at danger.

Something else this does is allow more time for a cover up. With Foley’s sudden departure, who is to say he didn’t want to get home and start erasing his hard drive? More times than not these cases also involve child pornography. Investigators should have immediatley been assigned, a warrent immediatley obtained and his computers seized. Oh but wait a minute. Could they have been able to get his office computer? Remember – Dennis Hastert doesn’t think members of Congress should have their offices searched, even with proper court orders. Now maybe we see why he went out to fight for a Democrat – Rep. William Jefferson.

I am also wondering what kind of message this sends to other internet sex predators out there? I mean they won’t investigate the Congressman with this damming evidence out there, so why should any other predator worry? WRONG MESSAGE REPUBLICANS!

On a personal note. This story really hits home to me. I have a friend, whose son was convicted of having sex with a minor. At the time her son was 18 and got his 16 year old girlfriend pregnant. The parents of the girl didn’t like this and had charges pressed against the 18 year old. He spent 2 years in jail and is now registered as a sex offender. (it should also be noted that the sex was consensual and they remain friends to this day) This was only a 2 year difference in age. There was a 38 year difference in age between Foley and the 16 year old page.

If anything has been proven these last few days, it is this – THE REPUBLICANS PUT PARTY ABOVE CHILDREN! For this they must be removed from power. Considering all the crimes surrounding the Republican party, they should be investigated as an organization of crime. Since I have a lot of family members that are Republicans, I know it is not all Republicans that are criminals, but the leadership within the party sure seems to be going that route. Their corruption is like an out of control virus, moving from one host to the next and won’t stop spreading.