Hastert and Shimkus have talked about this investigation and were saying it was done by the Page Board. The Democratic member of the board said he was not told of any such investigation, or of the emails from Foley. Now the second member, of the three member board, has come forward and said she was […]
Every hour this story seems to multiply now. The latest from Brian Ross shows now that there could very well be criminal charges: In addition to explicit sexual language, former Congressman Mark Foley’s Internet messages also include repeated efforts to get the underage recipient to rendezvous with him at night. “I would drive a few […]
Today Newt Gingrich told FOX News that if the Republicans investigated Foley then they would have been accused of “gay bashing” (HT TP). This has so many levels of absurd. This also proves the point that Republicans were putting politics above child safety. So if they investigated and the case turned out to be true […]
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 […]