--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: <snip> > > Um, no, the Democrats are just as outraged--not > > because Foley's gay, but because he's a sexual > > predator, and the Republican leadership knew it. > > They were more interested in protecting a House > > seat than in protecting young people from Foley. > > > > Weeelll... one could suggest that the Dems are more interested in taking that seat then in > protecting young people from Foley, but that's just standard politics (as s the apparent > coverup by Hastert).
Thing is, the lack of accountability is pervasive among the Republican Congress on virtually all issues, and this is just one more instance of it. I wouldn't be surprised if Democrats would have also fumphed around if it had been their seat, given the ick factor, but they don't have the same history of near-complete lack of interest in doing any oversight on *anything*. So, yes, dammit, Democrats are going to make hay of this because it's symptomatic of a much larger problem with the Republicans, even though Foleygate itself isn't the most crucial issue--because it's simple for folks to grasp, whereas the more important ones are a lot more complicated and easier for the Republicans to confuse people about. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
