Foley scandal tops campaigns nationwide

[rodeodance]

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Foley scandal tops campaigns nationwide

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democratic candidates seized on a disgraced congressman's explicit messages with underage boys — and House Republican leaders' handling of the situation — to argue that voters should toss the GOP from power.

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Like a growing number of Democrats, Fitzpatrick's opponent, Patrick Murphy, called for Hastert's resignation, and challenged the GOP incumbent to seek the same. "Their willingness to look the other way during such despicable activities speaks to their character," Murphy said of House leaders.


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In the days since Foley resigned, talk of national security and the
Iraq war has been replaced by the scandal — for Republicans and Democrats. Control of Congress is at stake, with Democrats needing to gain 15 seats in the House and six in the Senate to take control after a dozen years of Republican rule.

"I'm hopeful that five weeks out, that it's a news story for a week or so and then it will die down," said Ted Welch, a Republican fundraiser in Nashville, Tenn., a state with a hard-fought Senate race. Welch said the GOP base in Tennessee sees the Foley matter "as just another mistake that Republicans have made, not dealing with it when they first learned of it."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. keep your fingers crossed Teddy...

perhaps you can take aspirin for the cramps...

:rofl:


this has sticking power, imho.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

2. As I recall, Foley played a fairly prominent role in the 2000 "recount"

Voters need to be reminded that this is the sort of man who helped Dumbyass steal the election.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. ohhhh yummy!

remember any details?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. I'm going to research it...

His role paled in comparison to that of Katherine Hairyass; but I still remember his name being tossed around a good deal...

[Earth_First]

4. ::smacks forehead::

Of all the issues to "sieze" we've given more attention to a creep and his bag of accomplices, (Mr. Tom Reynolds R-NY-26)

Some days...

[Dr Fate]

6. Sex sells.

It is the only time that politics becomes waer cooler talk for EVERYONE.

See the Clinton "scandals" & Gary Condit.

Democrats would be fools not to highlight the cynical GOP cover-up of a GOP child predator scandal.

Id like to know what other Repub interns & assistants close to this creep were involved in all of this...