GOP House leaders call for criminal investigation of Foley

[TacticalPeek]

GOP House leaders call for criminal investigation of Foley
POSTED: 9:19 p.m. EDT, September 30, 2006
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The top three Republicans in the House assailed Rep. Mark Foley Saturday over his e-mails to a teenage male page and said his resignation was not enough.

Calling the incident "an obscene breach of trust," the congressmen released a statement saying, " immediate resignation must now be followed by the full weight of the criminal justice system."

"The improper communications between Congressman Mark Foley and former House congressional pages is unacceptable and abhorrent. It is an obscene breach of trust," read the statement issued by Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, and Majority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri.

Earlier Saturday, the chairman of the House Page Board said Foley "was not honest about his conduct," referring to e-mail exchanges that a former page has called "sick, sick, sick."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/30/foley.quits/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. So they're throwing Foley under the bus

to try to preserve their "moral" image. But what about the fact that they covered for this perv for the last year?

[Totallybushed]

9. You know why this

is going to go away and not affect the elections, don't you?

It's because as soon as it came out, the Rs dumped him. There's no political issue left, just personal criminal indictments. It's a dry husk, and after a couple of weeks, at most the political juice will be squeezed from it.

Say what you will about the Republicans, but they do know how to defuse an issue.

[maseman]

28. I disagree

It may not be front page news in a few weeks, but for people who have kids (I have two boys) they won't forget about this. It is one thing to disagree with Repukes on Social Security, Immigration, taxes, etc. but when you have a pedophile congressman and a possible Congressional leadership cover-up people will remember that.

I can't see people going to the polls and voting Dem because of this, but I can see Repukes staying home and not voting at all.

[Totallybushed]

32. Well, I hope you are right.

But I don't see it, myself. Just like it is too important to the Dems to stay home and not vote for a congressman just because he, say, voted for the Torture bill, and yes I have seen this opinion posted on DU; so is it too important to the Republicans to sit home and let the Democrats take control of the House and/or the Senate.

They will hold their noses and vote Repuke, regardless of their personal feelings. Besides, it wasn't their congresscritter that had relations with pages.

Moderates and/or independents, maybe, but all the polls show they were on our side, anyway.

[roguevalley]

55. John at americablog.com said that they are exempting themselves

and asking for an investigation of those who brought this forward. Kill the messenger.

[aquart]

12. Yeah, how about that?

Really hard to stop laughing.

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. It's called "eating their own". Before the news came out

he was Mr. Wonderful. Now he's radioactive.

What a difference a day makes................

[Gman]

2. DAMAGE CONTROL!!!!

Scrambling to cover their asses while they still have one.

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. Hastert;'s known about this for a year!!

Stinkin hypocrite.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/1383250

[aquart]

13. So it clearly didn't bother him the least tiny bit.

[iconoclastic cat]

4. Oh, great. Are Boner/Hastur going to investigate themselves?

Will they find the Real Killers(TM) too?

[TacticalPeek]

5. They've got their story together now.

And Foley must be not only amputated, but cauterized as well.


Won't work.

[MichiganVote]

6. Why not just call him a terrorist , torture and lynch him?

[Hand]

16. Hell, call him what he is--the scapegoat. nt

[MichiganVote]

27. Yup. Saved in the wings...just...in...case

[Jackpine Radical]

7. If it's true now, why not 6 months ago

or a year ago? You know--back when you were covering it up.

Will you guys next be calling for an investigation into your roles as accomplices after the fact?

[DainBramaged]

8. Hmmmmmm, cover thy ass, RNC first operating principle

Second RNC principle, confuse the issue.

Third RNC principle, blame Clinton.

[kestrel91316]

10. "An obscene breach of trust" - - - -unlike you clowns' HARD

WORK over the past year to bring this criminal to justice.

Talk about an obscene breach of trust. My god.

I don't know why this astonishing level of hypocrisy and deceit still bothers me. You'd think I woud be used to it by now.................

[TacticalPeek]

11. Rate it up.

:kick:

[Xipe Totec]

14. GOP = Gang Of Pedophiles n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. That'd make a great bumper sticker!

:thumbsup:

[crossroads]

34. I Love It!! nt

[Malikshah]

15. So....Pelosi's GOP now???

Hmmm. ;)

[Pachamama]

36. Yeah, notice how they now talk about it being the "GOP" calling for an

investigation and no mention of Pelosi's demands or Harry Reid asking the Attorney General Gonzales for an investigation????

No mention of Pelosi or Reid's request...just talking about it as if the "righteous" GOP leaders want answers and the truth...

Wonder if they are prepared for their own indictments coming???? :eyes:

[MO_Dem]

17. Hoo Boy! I'm glad to see

holier-than-thou Blunt's name in this story! I hope the story sticks to him, too!

But, then again, the sins of the God Party are automatically forgiven, aren't they?? :sarcasm:

[daleo]

18. Their aiding and abetting of Foley should be part of the investigation

Mind you, the Florida police gave Limbaugh a pass. It won't surprise me if they give Foley et al a pass.

You have to wonder if there isn't more to this, ready to explode.

[Erika]

19. Reynolds, Boehner, and Hastert knew all about it

Yeah, they're tossing Foley to the wolves to save themselves.

[Erika]

22. Let's see what Walsh and the parents say

The GOP leadership knew about it but are running with their tails between their legs. Just like we've seen before.

[antonialee839]

20. The investigation should start with them.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

24. Right on!

Their complacence makes them as guilty as Foley!

[ShortnFiery]

23. Hey, Immediately have Foley's office sealed off!

That would be fair, but the odds are that in the 10+ months they have covered for him, Foley has destroyed all evidence. :grr:

[davidinalameda]

26. haven't you seen the IMs

those are damning in themselves

and I'm willing to bet that Foley will assist prosecutors in any invesigation of the Republican leadership if and when someone files obstruction of justice charges against them

[TacticalPeek]

25. Kick.

:kick:

[rocktivity]

29. Rocknation calls for criminal investigation of GOP House leaders

since at least two of them can charged as acessories. There is now also a matter of a six-figure contribution Foley made to one of the leaders who was told about the e-mails--hush money?

:mad:
rocknation

[deadparrot]

30. Good for them.

And I hope the GOP leadership's role in covering this up also gets investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

[dreamsvsnightmares]

31. Excuse me but is this the same house ethics commitee that passed on

investigating all the other scandals that have been going on in this government? Is this suppose to make us believe that they will get off their fat over-payed asses and do something about this. Don't make me laugh.

[Fovea]

35. Roy Blunt, calling for the investigation of a repug.

This is a sure sign of the end of days.

I keep expecting drown in a rain of toads any day now.

[Lerkfish]

37. That way they can control the investigation and its outcome

just like McCain Graham and Whatisname pretending to be against the torture bill and then flipflopped.

[Hepburn]

38. Hastert requests criminal probe of Foley

Hastert requests criminal probe of Foley

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Dennis Hastert requested Sunday that the Justice Department conduct an investigation into former Rep. Mark Foley's electronic messages to teenage boys_a lurid scandal that has put House Republicans in political peril.

"As Speaker of the House, I hereby request that the Department of Justice conduct an investigation of Mr. Foley's conduct with current and former House pages to determine to what extent any of his actions violated federal law," Hastert, R-Ill., wrote in a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress also called Sunday for a criminal probe. White House counselor Dan Bartlett called the allegations against Foley shocking, but said President Bush hadn't learned of Foley's inappropriate e-mails to a 16-year-old boy and instant messages to other boys before the news broke last week.

"There is going to be, I'm sure, a criminal investigation into the particulars of this case," Bartlett said. "We need to make sure that the page system is one in which children come up here and can work and make sure that they are protected."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4228296.html

DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wow:

If I had not read this myself, I would not believe it!

[C_U_L8R]

39. They need to investigate Hastert as well

what did he know and when ???

[pinkpops]

46. Yes - he says

"look over there, investigate THAT guy"

[babylonsister]

40. He had no choice; Reid and Pelosi were way ahead on this.

Noticeably absent is a request to "independently" investigate the House leadership. Would the DOJ just rubberstamp whatever angle the repugs want?

[Sherman A1]

41. Nothing like jumping on the issue

after 10+ months of sitting on one's fanny..... You Go Denny....

[Aviation Pro]

42. Gee, he knew....

...and didn't report until it came out. What a fat sack of shit this guy is.....

[DRoseDARs]

43. I though Pelosi already tried 2 get 1 & Hastert refered it 2 ethics cmmt

Gee, Republicans picking up where Democrats get cut off. :eyes:

[stepnw1f]

44. Damage Control... It Must Be Really Bad

They want to get as far from this guy as possible.

[gratuitous]

45. An investigation into just Foley's conduct?

Surely, Mr. Hastert, from what I've seen, there's more to this than just Mr. Foley and his IMs. For example, when did you personally become aware that Mr. Foley might have a problem? And what is your explanation for your delay in calling for an investigation between then and now?

[Straight Shooter]

47. "The horse is 20 miles down the road. Quick, shut the barn door!"

:D

[brentspeak]

48. That's great. So I hope Hastert won't mind an investigation into HIS

OWN failure to reveal his knowledge about all this many months ago.

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[bronxiteforever]

50. Gee-the GOP BOOED Pelosi the other day asking for an investigation

eom

[MiniMe]

51. Gonzo, not a special prosecutor.

And we know how up on the constituion and law that Gonzo is. Of course, he may use this to show he really is doing something.

[Tin Man]

53. expect Gonzo to complete investigation around Dec 2008

and in the interim, repubs will be able to use their pro forma response "sorry, but there's an ongoing investigation: we can't comment on any of this"

[Ediacara]

52. Hastert calls for this?

This is like Hitler calling for investigation of the Reichstag Fire...

[grateful581]

54. why didn't you do anything a year ago Hastert

Hastert is a sick bastard. He has been covering this up for at least a YEAR.
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/092806/foley2.html


funny how the GOP does the right thing only after they get caught.