DNC: Where's the Outrage?

[bigtree]

10/2/2006 12:45:00 PM

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=73584

Contact: Stacie Paxton or Mark Paustenbach of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic National Committee today issued the following release:

In the wake of a scandal involving Republican Congressman Mark Foley's inappropriate and criminal communications with underage Congressional pages, it is clear that the leaders of both the GOP House re-election committee and the Speaker of the House knew that Foley had engaged in behavior that was, at best, highly questionable. According to ABC News, a Republican staffer warned pages about Foley five years ago. Statements from House Republican leaders indicate that they knew of Foley's behavior but did not act to stop Congressman Foley at the time that they first learned about the inappropriate emails.

When questioned over the weekend and this morning, White House officials seem to be standing by the House leadership team that refused to investigate Foley and apparently tried to hide his inappropriate activities. The incident further raises questions about whether or not the chair of the NRCC, the GOP Speaker of the House, or other Republican leaders who may have known about the emails and the earlier concerns about Foley shared this information with the Bush White House? Why has the White House refused to take a stronger stand and call for the resignation of Republican leaders who allowed a sexual predator to remain in their midst?

"Just what are the GOP's values when they chose to protect their power in Congress over protecting our children who work on Capitol Hill?" said Democratic National Committee Press Secretary Stacie Paxton. "Why is the White House protecting its Congressional Republican leadership instead of standing up for the children involved and asking the tough questions about who else knew about this criminal activity involving minors that was apparently covered up? Was the White House informed of Foley's actions months, even years ago? Will the White House ask for the resignation of Republican leaders who failed to protect minors from a sexual predator? Where is the outrage and where is the leadership from the Bush White House? The American people deserve leaders who put the interests of the American people ahead of their own political party.

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[mtnester]

1. SOMETIMES your enemy will shoot themselves in the foot

best to step back when you see it unfold.

[bigtree]

4. I say we cut off the other foot so they can't just hobble away

[mtnester]

6. Got to make sure they shoot that first foot though

then go in for the kill...if you will

Right now, I agree standing back and watching the blood fly is best...for the moment.

[bobbolink]

8. Why does that sound so good??

:rofl:

Dang, those idiots are bringing out the evil in me....

:evilgrin:

[LSK]

2. was it supposed to be in CAPS?

:shrug:

[kerry-is-my-prez]

3. Here we go - blame the Dems....

n/t

[BelgianMadCow]

12. You should read the OP a little more carefully

you got it backwards.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

5. When your enemy is being shot at - don't step in the line of fire....

n/t

[bigtree]

7. that's just a saying

This is about a cover-up. Our party has to get used to stepping up and holding the opposition accountable instead of just sitting on their hands. Howard Dean and his DNC always lead the way for Democrats. This effort is no exception.

[bigtree]

9. .

[seabeyond]

10. reid and pelosi immediately stood up spoke out and demanded

the repugs be investigated. and both have come back to further the statement and demand about the investigation. dems have dome perfectly.

[zonkers]

11. Maybe they have to wait and make sure no dems are iimplicated.