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Originally Posted by pgardn
There is a possibility that both Republicans and Democrats knew of Foley's problems with young pages. ANd part of the problem is that he is a boss of sorts. When one "harasses" pages that are underlings... thats not good. Position of power, taking advantage, thats a problem.
Nancy Pellosi(D) might be in trouble because she might have known about this a good deal earlier and held off closer to election time. Republicans might have a problem because of trying to cover it up, or not addressing an obvious problem.
Should be interesting. The sex and age thing is a side point at this moment. The position of power thing is clearly the First problem. Maybe more will come, maybe not. In any event, not good timing for Republicans.
Oh yes. It becomes MORE of a Republican problem because of the stand against same sex advances.
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Pg,
There is NO WAY the Foley stuff was not common knowledge in DC. No way. Congress, especially the House, is a lot like a small college town. It's just not possible this wasn't commonly known. Surely the timing is politically motivated. Why wouldn't it be?
And I do not care what the legal age of consent is. 16, 17, whatever. These pages are still children and they are faced with incredible pressure to impress and many would find it difficult to rebuke inappropriate advances. Not all 16-17 year olds are incapable of handling themselves, but surely many of them are.