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To: Bill who wrote (51859)	10/3/2006 1:26:56 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

But it ignores the fact that Hastert allowed Foley to run the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus after he knew about the questionable emails That seems much more to the point that the fact that Foley was gay. Being gay has no more relevance to his actions than a man hitting on female pages reflects on heterosexuality in general. It is a question of individual character. I don't understand the difficulty people are having differentiating these concepts, unless the desire to somehow tie preying on minors to being gay is overriding common sense. He did not do this because he was gay; he did it because he is a weak sad man who lacked the integrity and discipline to control desires that he knows were unacceptable- he used his position to prey on underage males. His attentions were unsolicited in any way. This has nothing to do with party or gayness. This is one man who should have been stopped at the first sign of trouble. It is just another indication of his weakness and inability to take responsibility that he now runs to a clinic and blames everything on his "disease". Far more alarming is that so little attention was paid. Emphasizing party affiliation detracts from the real problem. It doesn't matter what happened in 1973. It doesn't have anything to do with the zeitgeist of PC. If the Republicans try to turn this into some kind of strange blame it on the Libs game, they will look as weak as Foley himself.

To: Bill who wrote (51859)	10/3/2006 1:51:12 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Yes, Mr. Hastert and his staff should have done more to quarantine Mr. Foley from male pages after the first email came to light. But if that's the standard, we should all admit we are returning to a rule of conduct that our cultural elite long ago abandoned as intolerant." from the WSJ article... "quarantine????" how in the world do you play nursemaid to a grown man who's acting a little creepy... and how could hastert (whom i dislike, btw) be expected to pull him off of the children's caucus??? really on what basis? btw, do you know the content of the questionable emails? so far all i am hearing is he asked a page for a picture if a gay man asks for a picture, that warrants an investigation? except for the last paragraph, which i highlighted, i think the WSJ is on target