Well I just got home and look what I see: The FBI has opened a “preliminary investigation” of disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley over the sexually explicit Internet messages he sent to congressional pages, all male high school students under the age of 18. Agents in the FBI’s Cyber Division have already begun to examine […]
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 […]
To find the answer to that question, we have to turn no further than the dKospedia. Edison Misla Aldarondo, Republican legislator, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for molestation of his daughter and her friend for eight-year period starting when they were 9. Randal David Ankeney, Republican activist, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault […]
Think Progress is compiling a very nice timeline of the Foley incident. I want to bring to attention a certain date range so you can see if you notice what is missing: 2005 — Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) sends inappropriate emails to another former Congressional page. [CREW] SEPTEMBER 2005 — Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), who […]
Tomorrow’s Washington Post gives us the insight to the meltdown happening within the GOP over Foley: Republican insiders said Reynolds spoke out because he was angry that Hastert appeared willing to let him take the blame for the party leadership’s silence. A House GOP leadership aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear […]
This was reported on Wednesday. I was planning on posting about it and totally forgot. Luckily Larry Johnson didn’t forget. Now the time is appropriate to read: Metropolitan Police today charged the director of human resources at The Washington Times with one count of attempting to entice a minor on the Internet. Randall Casseday, 53, […]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today called upon the House of Representatives to appoint an outside counsel to investigate the House leadership’s role in covering up Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-FL) inappropriate email exchanges with a sixteen-year-old former House page. Several members of the Republican leadership have […]
Hastert’s office has released a press statement regarding the Speaker’s knowledge of the Foley incident. It leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but none greater than this: Congressman Tom Reynolds in a statement issued today indicates that many months later, in the spring of 2006, he was approached by Congressman Alexander who mentioned the Foley […]
Josh has been on top of the Foley story and he has found something very alarming: Finally, one detail here isn’t getting enough attention. Rep. Alexander (R-LA), the first member of Congress to be alerted to the problem, says he contacted the NRCC. That’s the House Republicans’ election committee, a political organization entirely separate from […]
Remember a few months back when Patrick Kennedy had his crash while under the influence of medication? There was so much screaming from the right about a “cover-up”. Here is a trip down memory lane from that: Another Kennedy Cover Up? (Michelle Malkin) Chappaquiddick II: Kennedy (Hiccup) Crash Cover-Up? (Pundit Guy) Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy […]