thinkprogress.org — Think Progress has video. Top White House aide Dan Bartlett praised the House leadership?s handling of the Foley scandal as ?very aggressive,? and said the White House opposes an independent investigation of the issue.
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bobbknightOct 2, 2006
Think Progress makes Angela Davis and Gus Hall look like Red Staters.I have my grain of salt ready.
grr74Oct 2, 2006
The crusade to destroy Clinton over a private affair was disgusting. It was a campaign to remove him from office, nothing more, nothing less. Clinton did a bad thing, he cheated on his wife. Yet, whenever this happens it must be done within the confines of ones family. It has nothing to do in the public sphere. However, when a politician indulges himself (or herself (let's not be sexist assh**es)) with children, they should be hounded like any other pedophile in society and punished accordingly (castration??? anyone??? do we have any f**king takers???). And when the fellow GOP politicians know about this and do NOTHING (WTF!!!???????!!!!), they should at best resign the post that the public GAVE and entrusted them with in shame.
zenmojoOct 2, 2006
"Unwanted" sexual advances, buddy. If she's gagging for it, there's nothing to sue over.
acrimOct 2, 2006
Can anyone expand on that..? What is the age of consent in the US, then?
imjustsayinOct 2, 2006
The age of consent varies from State to State. You are correct however, 16 is the age of consent in Washington DC.Although I don't necessarily agree with it, according to the law, as far as I can tell, he is guilty of no more than sexual banter with a employee.If there was a cover up, that is a different matter. Funny how in so many cases the cover up is a worse offense than what they are trying to cover up.
acrimOct 2, 2006
So he's neither a peadophile or a predator, just guilty of deception... talk about sensationalism.Cheers for the info.
sneakerchadOct 2, 2006
Typical Republican device: WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS... BLAME CLINTON!!Goldwater must be crying in heaven right now.
geronimoOct 2, 2006
That's the only angle they have here. You can't say you're not surprised. After talking about honor, integrity and family values, you just knew there were a few skeletons in the closet. Let's see what the FBI turns up, methinks there's more to this story than meets the eye. Was there an active cover up? Bribes? Was Foley, who once didn't toe the party line, forced to vote with other republicans in exchange for not releasing this information. Imagine that, "Don't worry about Foley, I'll make sure he votes our way. *snicker* *snicker*". I don't think a partisan(read: DOJ) investigation can do the job here - they won't want to shoot themselves in the foot.This will get more interesting. If republicans try to delay an investigation given the upcoming eletions, they look weak on pedophilia(who cares about the legal age of 16 - does the voter care? no.). If the investigation happens before the election, it won't be good. Republicans, if they were smart, will just let a few politicians get the axe. But you know that won't happen. They'll try to control what the FBI does(like what Karl Rove did in Texas), and that will make things much worse. The worst enemy of the republicans is themselves.
Closed AccountOct 2, 2006
@ bbatsellExactly. It's not pedophilia. Just because the western world gets into hysterics every time someone younger than 18 is put in a sexual situation doesnt make everyone a pedophile. Pedophilia covers people who are attracted to 4 year olds, not 16 year olds.