The elephant in the room
Mark Foley's sexual pursuit of underage boys has Republicans cowering in defensive spin and frantic scapegoating. But will the scandal ensure a November sweep for Democrats?
Once again American politics is back where it probably belongs -- wallowing in a made-for-cable political scandal filled with sexually predatory e-mails and a House Republican leadership trapped in their own inept version of "Don't ask, don't tell."
It is too soon to know whether the Mark Foley saga will ultimately be remembered for the crime (the chilling online pursuit of Capitol Hill pages) or the coverup (the failure of Speaker Denny Hastert's ...
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