Pre-Millennial Prophecy
Posted on | September 30, 2006
Everything you need to know about the motes and beams of modern American politics, in twenty-five words or less:
“It’s vile. It’s more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction.”
Who said it? Why, it was none other than Rep. Mark Foley, eight years before his sudden resignation on Friday. At the time he was definitely speaking of President Clinton, and not, as far as we know, issuing a disguised cry for help. The latest dirt hints, not surprisingly, of an effort to cover up Foley’s predilections by his GOP colleagues:
According to a senior House GOP leadership aide, Hastert’s office was informed of the interview shortly after it occurred, but Hastert himself was not told.
Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Mich.), who serves on the page board, was never told of the interview with Foley.
“I became aware of it this afternoon when [Shimkus] came by my office. I think we should have had a page meeting right away,” Kildee said, referring to last year’s discovery of Foley’s e-mails.
When asked if was upset about being excluded, Kildee said yes, adding, “I’ve been on the page board for 20 years.”
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