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See these documents which say otherwise:

http://www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/doe/doetext/neword/203/o2031.pdf
http://csrc.nist.gov/fasp/FASPDocs/personnel-sec/GovUseSanitized.doc

To Jon from Sacramento, who objects to my criticism of Republican hypocrisy:

I wasn’t accusing Republicans of “cheerleading for this creep”. My reference was to the regular posters on this blog who post offensive Monica references on every serious story about Senator Clinton (i.e. James of Phoenix, AZ), but are nowhere to be found when one of their own is caught in a personal indiscretion . There’s a difference between honest moral outrage, and using scandal purely for political purposes.

I was glad to see the post from Tom of Dedham, Mass., who disagrees with me about almost everything, but is a class act. You are too, Jon. Sorry if I’ve offended anyone.

Three wrongs do not make a right even in Texas. But we do realize that while Republicans are condemned for everything they do, democrats are accepted and keep their positions. They have no integrity. Ted Kennedy is guilty of manslaughter at least and Barney Frank made physical advances to young men. Foley was never in inappropriate physical contact with any of the young men.

And, no, Obama doesn't scare me at all. There aren't enough voters who are as far left-wing as he is to put him in office.

DUI / Lohan, dogfighting / Nick, murder / Simpson and now soliciting underaged using the power of his office – no problem in America where money and prestige buy immunity and when everyone is watching and immunity won't fly – a reduced sentence, reduced further after the jailing time begins.

FOX News – why don't you cover this side of the news?

What everyone is missing here is his buddy and friend John Walsh long time friends. Then Foley and Walsh on Youtube Foley saying we keep better track of libary books than we do. See for youself the Interview and how fake it is. Not to mention that this was known about what Foley was doing in 2005 or earlier. Then Walsh whom also knew of it meaning the investigation of Foley has the GALL to stand on our White house lawn beside Foley while the President signs the Adam Walsh Act into law. Which covers even what Foley was doing. Walsh and all are just as guilty.

THIS IS THE PART OF THE LAW USING A GOVERNMENT COMPUTER.

Employees who wish for their personal activities to be private should not conduct such activities using Government resources.
(3) Employees who use Government resources implicitly consent to review and disclosure of their Internet, e-mail, or other information technology uses when deemed appropriate by DOE or as mandated by law.
(4) The content of any files or information maintained in or on Government equipment or transmitted using Government equipment may be disclosed in response to a valid, authorized subpoena, warrant, court order, Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552) request, or other direction (e.g., employee’s supervisor, Inspector General investigator, etc.).
(5) Using Government resources, including Internet access and e-mail, implies consent to monitoring with or without cause. Any use of Government resources is with the understanding that such use is generally not secure, private, or anonymous (18 U.S.C. Section 2511).

THE LAW IS CLEAR PERIOD!!!!! HE HAS TO ALLOW THE FBI AND FDLE TO LOOK AT HIS COMPUTERS....

This is BS his computers belong to the Government and the Taxpayers and are subject to inspection at anytime as per the law. So how can this fool tell the Federal Government and the FDLE and FBI that they can't see his computer? Maybe it's the same as Lunsford the FBI and The FDLE did not want to look at the porn and tell all to the public what they found. I will bet you he has child porn on there and that should be "PROABLE CAUSE" Notwithstanding the fact that they have copies of the Sexual Conversations. Who the hell is running this country? John Walsh and his buddy Foley and Lunsford.

http://csrc.nist.gov/fasp/FASPDocs/personnel-sec/GovUseSanitized.doc

F. Privacy Expectations

Employees do not have a right, nor should they have an expectation, of privacy while using any Government office equipment at any time, including accessing the Internet, and using E-mail. To the extent that employees wish that their private activities remain private, they should avoid using an agency or department's office equipment such as their computer, the Internet, or E-mail. By using Government office equipment, employees imply their consent to disclosing the contents of any files or information maintained or passed-through Government office equipment.

By using this office equipment, consent to monitoring and recording is implied with or without cause, including (but not limited to) accessing the Internet, using E-mail. Any use of Government communications resources is made with the understanding that such use is generally not secure, is not private, and is not anonymous.

System managers do employ monitoring tools to detect improper use. Electronic communications may be disclosed within an agency or department to employees who have a need to know in the performance of their duties. Agency officials, such as system managers and supervisors, may access any electronic communications.

G. Sanctions for Misuse

Unauthorized or improper use of Government office equipment could result in loss of use or limitations on use of equipment, disciplinary or adverse actions criminal penalties and/or employees being held financially liable for the cost of improper use.

b. Employees are prohibited from using Government office equipment, at any time, for activities that are illegal; e. g., gambling (5 CFR 735.201), or that are inappropriate or offensive to co-workers or the public, such as the use of sexually explicit material or material or remarks that ridicule others on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, sex, disability, age, national origin or sexual orientation.

Our justice system is severely broken. The ultimate insider of the system, John Molloy, described the degradation of our justice system in his remarkable book "The Fraternity. Judges and Lawyers in Collusion." The degradation went to the stage, where criminals skillfully exploit our justice system to implement their criminal agenda, provided ... that the agenda further enriches the Fraternity. Mark Foley is just one of examples of how "selective" are fellows of the Fraternity, when it comes to wrongdoing of one of its members.

Well Tom at least we agree on that point...this guy is total scum! Oh and about me criticizing democrats...See my comment in the article on top of the ticker about Hillary and her stupid, "naive" inexperienced, comment about republicans and terrorism.

Oh those Texas republicans bringing up
ol Barney Frank and Teddy Boy Kennedy.
I guess 3 wrongs make a right in TX.
It's truly the lone star state.
Keep honest Karl Rove safe for us up here in NYC.(laughter).
What nuts you deserve what you have in the WHITEhouse.
Obama for Prez in 2008 yes! it's got you scared doesn't it. Poor folks may actually vote this time that did not like Kerry or Bush.

According to Dateline's narratives of the sentences for some of the potential child molesters from their "To Catch a Predator" series, foreigners from the Middle East get virtually no punishment.

The Middle Eastern men received one, two and three days in jail while the Americans received over a hundred days in jail. The probation sentences for the Americans were longer than the foreigners.

I think the message is clear, if you're a regular tax paying American who breaks the law, you go to jail.

If you are a foreigner, you receive very little if any punishment at all.

If you are an elected official, well you get away with molestation, creating wars, violating Civil Rights upon an unsuspecting Public, etc...

People there was no crime here. The age of consent in D.C., is 16. The young people involved were all 16 or older. However, he is guilty of poor judgment, without a doubt.

Evan Esteves ~ Fla

Where are the neo conservatives in this thread? Are you all waiting for another Barack or Hillary article to bash? None of you have an opinion on one of your own? Hypocrites

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37 comments comdemning this guy. Where again are the supportive comments you want to cite hypocrisy?

Hey Evan, see my above posting.

Sorry I am not a neo-conservative (not even sure what that is, but if that is your narrow view of all Republicans, feel free).

The NEXT time a Democrat bleeps up, I want you to be first to post or I also will stupidly post "hypocrites".

What this douchebag did is indefensible and he should be drawn and quartered, can I be any more on point?

At least Mark Foley resigned as most Republicans do when faced with inappropriate behavior. Ted Kennedy let a young woman half his age drown, while he met with his advisers about how to fix it. He was never charged with anything and is still a powerful senator in Congress. Years ago, Barney Frank was caught making inappropriate contact with young pages; he's still in Congress. That's just two examples among many. If you really want to question charges not being filed against someone, think about Sandy Burger – what he did could be considered treason. What did bill clinton want to hide so badly that Burger would risk his freedom and reputation to steal from the National Archives?

This has nothing to do with being Republican or Democrat. For all of you Democrats that think it does, just recall that there was one Democrat and one Republican Representative who actually did have sex with underage pages in the 70s and 80s and pleaded guilty. Neither did jail time. One difference between the two parties is in each case Republicans demanded expulsion of the offenders. In fact, Rep. Studds was applauded by his Democrat colleagues for persevering in the face of criticism and censure. They are all wrong – politics should have nothing to do with it. Here is the entry from Wikipedia on the incidents:

"In 1983, Representatives Dan Crane (R-Ill.) and Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) were charged with having engaged in sexual relationships with 17-year-old congressional pages. In Crane's case, it was a 1980 relationship with a female page and in Studds's case, it was a 1973 relationship with a male page. Both representatives immediately pleaded guilty. On July 14, 1983, the House Ethics Committee reprimanded both. However, Representative Newt Gingrich demanded the expulsion of both Congressmen. On July 20, the House voted for censure, the first time that censure had been imposed for sexual misconduct. Crane, who tearfully apologized for his transgression, lost his bid for reelection in 1984. Studds, however, refused to apologize (even calling a press conference with the former page, in which both stated that he and the page were consenting adults at the time of the relationship and that it was therefore not the business of others to censure them for their private relationship), and he continued to be reelected until his retirement in 1997."

Just a quick question…Do these guys lose their retirement benefits when they get busted for something ? if not…. WHY ?
Posted By R Sloan North Coast : August 25, 2007 8:50 am

foley should go to jail no doubt but why should a lawmakers lose retirement benefits if they get busted? They've worked for those benefits and as far as I know, ordinary folks dont lose their retirement benefits if convicted of wrong-doing.

Foley is simply the latest example of what is wrong with this country. People should be ashamed of where our country is heading. We use to be a beacon of light because we had a "relatively" level legal system. Now its simply a matter of how much money and power you have. The rich and powerful are true proloteriat now and they don't even try to hide it any longer. Look at Lohan for another example of our unjust system. I guarantee I would not get off a DUI charge that easily... The rest of us thrown to the wolves.

Hooray!
This just shows our Justice system is alive and
well in these great United States. If the glove doesn't fit,
you must acquit

*NOTE.
I am being sarcastic. I have no faith in the Justice System.

a congressman or rich person not being found guilty much less prosecuted....
"Ain't that America" as the song goes.

FOLEY, "PACMAN" JONES, LINDSEY LOHAN,R-KELLY, & NICOLE RICHIE! PEOPLE WHO ARE RICH AND POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BUY ANY AND EVERYTHING THEY NEED/WANT. HOW CAN IT BE SAID THAT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE THIS GUY? THE EMAILS/TEXT MESSAGES ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE SO-CALLED "AUTHORITIES"! ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?! MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ON THE SHOW "TO CATCH A PREDATOR" AND THE TACTICS THAT THE POLICE USE TO CATCH THESE CRIMINALS THAT HAVE YET (FORTUNATELY) TO DO ANYTHING WITH CHILDREN THEY DON'T KNOW, BUT FOLEY KNEW THESE YOUNG BOYS! HE WORKED WITH AND NEXT TO THEM ON A DAILY BASIS!!! HOW IS THIS GUY ALLOWED TO WALK FREE? I GUESS IT'S TRUE THAT MONEY DOES BUY HAPPINESS, BECAUSE I'M SURE HE'S HAPPY THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO JAIL, SINCE HE CAN BUY HIS FREEDOM!

Shows you that Republicans affiliated
with GWB and Company can do no wrong.
This is sicker than Clintons adult
affair because this nut was grooming minors for his own sexual gratification.

Nice to be rich as you are protected
when you can say a crime you committed is an illness,Blah,Blah,Blah

This is sad news to me. In my opinion it is just another reason our country is going down the tubes. The average man or woman would of been sent to jail . Here is one man that is put in office to help lead , and to be an example for others to follow. So i guess if he did go to jail our President would of set him free anyway. I personaly can't wait for this administration to leave and hope that the new one will clean up this place. If you do the crime then do the time like the rest .

Simply despicable. Demonstrates the decline in this country when someone like this gets away with this terrible, disgusting behaviour.

I agree with a previous poster....Foley gave the Democrats control of Congress in 2006.

Just a quick question...Do these guys lose their retirement benefits when they get busted for something ? if not.... WHY ?

It sounds to me that our government and it's laws are higher than our government and the laws.
I don't believe for a minute they don't have enough evidence to convict him.

Where are the neo conservatives in this thread? Are you all waiting for another Barack or Hillary article to bash? None of you have an opinion on one of your own? Hypocrites...

Republican hypocrisy

Mr. Foley disgraced his office, family and self and should be labeled a sex offender.

Agree with most of the comments, Rich/powerful politicians / celebs are getting away with murder, animal cruelty, and inappropriate behavior that the normal Joe Schmoe on the street would be thrown in jail for. That's life in the Kingdom of Bush !
Double standards and "Do as I say, not as I do" type mentality. Republicans & the (im)moral majority have no accountability, no decency and no morals. They're on a power grab. And all you stupid red-staters elected them. "You get what you pay for !"
And Isn't if funny how a so called "christian" who was a leading promoter of anti-child porn and other laws to protect "children" could probably be a pedopohile. You know the saying "The pot calling the kettle black".
Yeah, it seems the religious nutjobs who yell the loudest anti-gay, bigoted, racist comments are the ones who are in sever denial.
And for the record, the so called "child" in the case, a teenage page, is hardly a little baby. He was 16. I'm not condoning Foley's messages & attempts to contact him, but I'm sure that the Page is as most kids today are, hardly naive, weak & ill informed in the ways of the world. Maybe some kids in some back water in Nebraska are. But I know he and other congressional pages are highly educated in what goes on in the world, in congress and are not that stupid. This kid and his friends knew what they were doing when they were exposing Foley. They could have been trying to be mean and cruel, like a lot of kids today are. They may have been in a gay chat room. Who knows, that never came out. We know no details of the actual context of the contact.
My point is that there is a huge difference in a 4 year child and a 16 year old young ADULT, who is only a couple years from being "legal" and able to pretty much take care of themselves. Don't be fooled that just becuase someone is under 18 means that they are stupid, helpless and goody goody.

Of course he won't be charged. He's a Republican. And even if he was charged, and somehow managed to get convicted, he would just get pardoned. But if he was a Democrat they would nail him hard. Count on it.

Given the content of the e-mails that were made public,I suggest that the federal investigators invest in a dictionary so they can review the definitions of seduce, solicit, lure, entice or attempt to seduce.I seem to recall one that invited the person who received the e-mail to undress and describe the process to Mr. Foley while on-line- not so shocking if between two consenting adults- disgusting between a man in his fifties and someone not yet twenty-one. It seems that along with their Congressional parking pass members of Congress are issued a 'get out of jail, no matter what heinous act you commit' card. Mr. Hastert is not seeking re-election. He should be tried as well as all the other colleagues of Mr. Foley who knew what was happening and blithely stoood by and did nothing. It's yet another aspect of those who are elected to be the people's servants acting like demi-gods.

another high-ranking, republican closet case gets away with criminal behavior.

is ANYone in this country really surprised?

americans have ZERO accountability (when they have money).

Folks, my understanding is that there is no evidence of Foley attempting to lure his victims to a meeting. That would be the difference between Foley and the poor sods caught via MSNBC.

slick willy....please don't vote anymore. It's people with your limited grasp of reality that has really hurt my country. Spend election day cleaning out your naval, it would be time more productively spent for us all.

One less Pardon King Georges W will have to do at the end of his reign. Cheney still got a chance to avoid jail as well!!LOL

The Law Only Applies To Those Who Can Not Afford It. Our Government Is Proof Of It And The World Knows It.

I can't believe this jerk is going to get away with this. Why is it that money talks and bull crap walks?

As a Republican, but not a bible thumper as liberals like to portray all of us, I think this guy is a first class douchebag and should do time right next to Ted Kennedy (manslaughter), William Jefferson (bribery etc, etc), Patrick Kennedy (DUI, reckless driving as he almost ran over cops etc, etc), you can add you own selections of Democrats and Republicans here over the years that betray the public trust.

I do understand the added anger though David, as this involved young boys and is totally indefensible.

How ironic that one of the major authors of the Adam Walsh Act, and seemingly John Walsh's bosom buddy should skate. Nobody saw this coming? Yet the current congressional leadership will not allow the law access to his computers? So much for the new deal in Congress, they cover up just like the old ones did. Go figure.

Barney Frank was neither a conservative nor neocon when he admitted to sexploits with a teenage paige years ago while on an overseas junket, no less. This type of behavior without consequence is more of a rich and powerful thing than one of conservatives or liberals. Maybe that explains why even with the changing of the guard on the Hill nothing has really "changed." Nothing gets done while those on both sides just poke fingers in one another's eyes. All at taxpayer expense!

did brian ross appear in the investigation after he withheld the information on foley?

now when will rahma emanuel and bill burton be charged for withholding this information from the public for over one year. on 9/29/06 they had their pu[ppet brian ros enter it on the ABCNEWS web-site.

these people failed to advise any parents or aythorities that they knew for over 15 months of foley's activities.

politics is more important than your kid's safety.

Barney Frank (D-Mass)ran a Gay Escort service out of his D.C. townhouse and walked away scott free. Funny how libs forget that.

I PERSONALLY think what he did was wrong. But please, everyone talking about laws and breaking them, know of what you speak BEFORE you speak. Here in NC, 16 years old is age of consent. Sooooo....this means you can technically have sex with a 16 year old...and presumably talk dirty to them as well. He's still a sicko....but a law breaker? That's not for sure.

Looking at him just creeps me out. Disgusting.

Of course they can't file charges, because the White House won't release his computer to the investigation. This is sickening. And that fact that it is only reported at the end of the day West Coast time on a Friday is just as despicable.

He's a disgrace. What has happened to our society? This is unacceptable under any circumstances, Republican or Democrat. Our children need to be protected from this sick behavior!

I say impeachment for congress and justice for all the US citizens. Let the US repeat ourselves. Calling for President Gorge W. Bush’s impeachment for starters, prior to his ending term as President will prevent his administration in starting some new upset with countries like Pakistan or Iran and their governments. So that GWB is not leaving the US with another mess too delete, cover up and/or for others to clean up after he is gone. If there will be anything left to clean up! Go though his life now and pay no mind too executive privileges! Bush should be sitting along side with his buddy “Dickey Boy”; all our members of Congress and the terrorist thugs should be rounded up; all placed in Guantanamo bay prison liken to a piffling heard of swindlers they are.

Never have I witnessed in the history of America have our legislators been more out of touch with what is important to American citizens’. Never in the history of this country have our lawmakers so brazenly and deliberately set out to pass legislation that is destined to cause harm to US American citizens. Never in the history of the United States of American has our citizenry been more disappointed with the people they have voted for and sent to Washington D.C. "The grim truth is that the political leadership of the country, especially in Washington D.C., is absolutely dysfunctional in grappling with any issues..."

I love how when legal stories come up everyone is so confident that someone is "obviously" guilty or innocent and there's some blatant miscarriage of justice going on. All we know about the Foley incident is the few snippets of chat we were fed by the media. He's certainly a slimeball but if the feds say there's not evidence he crossed the line of committing any crime then I'm inclined to believe them. The pages who were the targets of his chats and e-mails have always maintained that he was creepy and weird but that they didn't think he should go to prison.

I also love how so many people are somehow twisting this to be Bush's fault with comments like, "I guess there's no justice under a bush presidency." Please! I'm a liberal and I think Bush has been a terrible president, but he's not some boogeyman behind every bad thing that occurs in the world. Blind partisanship is bad no matter which side of the aisle it's coming from.

David from Salinas, you're absolutely 100% right.

Recently I read a story about (another) Florida lawmaker who wanted to stiffen the penalty for acts of "public lewdness" such as soliciting sex in public restrooms. That man, Republican state Rep. Bob Allen, was last month arrested by an undercover officer - in a public men's restroom - on charges of soliciting prostitution. Such delicious irony.

Oh, and Allen later claimed he was just playing along because he was intimidated by the officer, "a pretty stocky black guy," in Allen's words. Allen has defiantly refused to step down or accept any responsibility in the matter. Typical.

Sometimes it's a perfectly legitimate question to wonder why certain people take such fervent stands on some of these "moral" issues. Trying to clear their consciences, I suppose.

This is a total disgrace and a slap in the common persons face. Politicians sit back and laugh at us (stupid, uneducated americans) and do as they please. They get out of some of the most disgraceful crimes ever and if this was one of us we would fry. It is time for this country to be brought to its knees and punished for the acts committed by our own government. We cannot go on letting these acts take place. One day (hopefully before its too late) america will wake up and see that our government has deficated on everything this country is suppose to stand for and we sit back and let them.

Where is the accountability? Why aren't his computers subject to examination? This smells like a coverup
of the usual administration variety we've become numb to over the Bush/Cheney years.

I am willing to forgive him his weakness. However, we need to have our Congress and Executive branches "walk the walk".

David ~ Salinas,

You wrote, "Republican hypocrisy on this issue is sickening. "

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Can you point to those Republicans that are cheerleading for this creep? What hypocrisy are you speaking?

He was run out of town. Federal investigaters had gathered evidence and is turning it over to the local DA in Florida for prosecution.

CNN is reporting this guy isn't going to be charged.

Again – point to the Republicans that are attempting to protect or cheerlead for this guy?

No matter how you paint it, this creep was attempting to seduce a child and if federal investigators have not been able to find evidence it's because they aren't looking.
The silence from the rest of Congress is deafening. Don't they realize that when someone fouls the water they're standing in, they get dirty, too?

I am not American. But I too want to take a shot at this one.

Mr Foley was engaging in the timeless pursuit of beauty–which usually comes with youth. His only drawback was, and remains, that he is not interested to look for it in the opposite sex–and possibily in a suitable age group. Sooo??!!??, he just never grew up. Ohiii......

Well, I for one am shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU, that a member of congress has gotten away with something that any normal person would have gone to jail for. Can we please stop electing these idiots?

This is some country we live in today. Each week we can watch Stone Phillips interview and arrest people for trying to have sex with children but when our own government does it nothing happens. America YOU MAKE ME SICK!!!!!

Justice does not really exist, as it does not apply to all americans. I am getting sick and tired of these politicans/celebs getting off with the most, a slap on the hand. Tired of the "who's your buddy, who's your pal" approach to justice. If justice does not apply to all americans...from the government on down the food chain, so to speak, then it should not apply to anyone at all! That senario scares me, but we cannot call it justice in this country if it does not apply to ALL...regardless of some individuals who think they are above the law of the land and are proving it by getting away with their crimes. Hey, the buck has to stop somewhere!

Where's Chris Hansen when you need him?

Hey slickwilly- – Monica was not a child– -Remeber this famous quote"When Clinton lied nobody died" Now go have another cup of the Kool-Aid that shrubs selling.

"seduction, solicit, lure, entice, or attempts to seduce a child," are not crimes in Washington. Just ask Monica..

Posted By slickwilly : August 24, 2007 3:37 pm

Excuse me? Monica was an adult and by all accounts she was the one who initiated the seduction, not that it excuses Clinton's behavior, but she was no innocent babe in the woods.

Republican hypocrisy on this issue is sickening. Not only should Foley face charges, but so should the GOP leaders who helped him cover up his crimes. Are there any members of the “Christian coalition” or the “moral majority” out there with enough ethics to condemn one of your own? Or will you just use this story as an excuse to engage in more smear campaigns against others? Address the issue. A prominent Christian Republican anti-gay activist congressman used his office to seduce boys entrusted to his care, and he’s going to get away with it. If you aren’t willing to speak out against that, I don’t want to hear you mention morality or family values again, ever. At long last, have you no sense of decency?

The law does not apply to special interests!

This really puts things in perspective...commit crimes against animals public outrage, news everyday, PETA boycotts....commit crimes against children NOTHING. This is a sad time we are living in.

I guess what happens in Washington DC stays in Washington DC as long as Bush is president. Hmm?

Well, la-dee-dah. This is life as usual in the State of Florida, home of Jeb Bush. Pedophile poofters and politicos are always welcome here.

He ought to be at least fined and forbidden to run for office again if no further evidence to prosecute him is found.

Yep, Once agian no accountability for the unaccountable.

And why does this NOT suprise me? Just another typical outcome showing the people of our nation the power between the "Haves" & the "Haves Not" in the political arena. My opinion is that it is very clear the man is a pedophile. Not enough evidence? Sexually explicit e-mails to someone UNDERAGE is not enough evidence? Pray tell us what it would take to bring charges then? Disgraceful the outcome of this supposed investigation.

MSNBC is running episodes of a sting operation where men, using sexually explicit language, are responding to decoys posing as kids in chat-rooms on the internet and are arresting these men when they show up to have what they think is going to be sexual encounters with these "kids." Foley should be arrested and tried for the e-mails that he sent to these UNDERAGE pages. They were no different from the ones that common men sent. Here again we see that political clout protects even the political pedophile. When the light was turned on Foley, he ran into re-hab. Re-hab for what???

As I watch Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator," and see so many people being led away in handcuffs for the same thing (having the INTENT to solicit sex from a minor), it becomes very apparent that Mark Foley (Predator, FL) is going to get away with this because of his status and money. Injustice is being done!

First, this story has typos in it. (Great Job) Second, this is just another example of people that have money/power getting away with things that normal people would never get away with. I mean, how many times have you seen that show "To Catch a Predator"? Do you ever hear of those guys getting away with the same things that Foley did?

Wow... Kinda makes you think why those dudes in MSNBC Dateline are arrested and ridiculed for doing exactly the same thing.

CNN... are you planning to expose this more or just sideline it like you seem to be doing now?

I've seen people convicted on to Catch a Predator with far less evidence.

Of course the Feds couldn't find anything. Isn't it obvious he was trying to seduce them?

This is America where law applies only to poors not to lawmakers and celebrities. Americans are not treated equally. In long run this may be fatal to the foundations of our great democracy.

Thanks for winning us Congress in 2006, Mark!

Oh well, I guess he's just a respectable blogger like the rest of us.

Yet another example of double standards when it comes to rich/vs average joe

If this had been anyone else, he would be in prison

Foley shouldn't be "Nifong'd" – but if he broke the law he should be prosecuted. No "slack" because he was a congressman!

Of course he will get away with it.

Neocons and football players get away with murder and sexual child abuse.

It is just a fact that we live with under a Bush administration.

jack jett
http://www.yabbadabbahubbado.com

I don't know why so many people are so surprised when conservatives and religious zelots end up in the news because of these types of allegations. It seems that one who speaks so fervently against something, tends to have personal issues with it.

I find it strange that this story just faded away. That's the way all stories involving congress seem to do. Like the story with the frozen $100,000 dollar congressman. There is the initial flare up, the pouding of chests by the other members and then nothing happens.

If this were Joe Public and he was emailing a decoy on the Chris Hansen show, he would have been arrested and tried. But since he is in government, we will accept his resignation and forget it happened. Is that American Justice?

"seduction, solicit, lure, entice, or attempts to seduce a child," are not crimes in Washington. Just ask Monica..