Political Punch

Honesty, integrity and a persuasive mentality are the most important qualities of an elected official

Uniforms should be, should not be required in public schools

Help the homeless down the street and persuade them to look for work

My mind is like a fog. Oh well. My life's been really dull today. Eh. Today was a total loss. I've more or less been doing nothing , but I guess it doesn't bother me.

Today was a complete loss, but oh well. I don't care. So it goes. Nothing going on , but shrug. Not much on my mind these days. Such is life.

Rural development is the main cause of wildfires

I haven't been up to anything lately. I've just been letting everything wash over me recently. My life's been generally boring lately.

Juvenile delinquents should be sentenced to bootcamp

My mind is like a void, not that it matters. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. I've just been sitting around not getting anything done, but so it goes. Not much on my mind worth mentioning. I've just been letting everything happen without me lately, but it's not important.

Abortion should be, should not be kept legal

Space Exploration Benefits Our World, costs too much

M Gibbens,

This is making the rounds from Wayne Madsen Report...

"October 3, 2006 -- Informed sources in Tallahassee, Florida have told WMR that Governor Jeb Bush was fully aware of ex-Rep. Mark Foley's conduct with underage male pages but sat on the information to protect Foley and another top GOP Florida official, Attorney General Charlie Crist, who is currently running for governor to replace Bush. Today, Jeb Bush said he had not previously known about Foley's behavior with the pages before being informed by House Speaker Dennis Hastert in a letter dated October 1, 2006. Bush said he was "dismayed and shocked to learn about Congressman Foley's unacceptable behavior."
However, according to our Florida sources, the FBI and Justice Department informed the Florida Governor's office, Attorney General Crist, and the Florida AG's Child Protection Cybercrime Unit at least a year ago about Foley's predatory emails and instant messages. WMR was told that Crist's conflict-of-interest in the case stems from Crist's and Foley's involvement in gay sex parties, some of which took place during 2003 in trendy Coconut Grove, Florida.

Foley scandal reverberating in Florida gubernatorial race. Left to right: Crist, Foley, and Jeb Bush.
Informed Florida sources claim that up until now, Crist and Jeb Bush have been able to keep a lid on the once-divorced Crist's life style, touting his conservative Christian credentials, but that the Foley revelations will severely impact the Crist gubernatorial campaign. The links between Foley and Crist are certain to harm Crist with his conservative backers who admire Crist for his anti-gay rights stance. Floridians begin early voting on October 23."

Preston makes a very worthwhile point, and one which cannot be stressed strongly enough: pedophilia (or pederasty) is NOT the same as same gender orientation: straights can be pedophiles as well as gays. The public, including some in the MSM, would erroneously equate gay orientation with pedophilia, which would be similar to equating straight orientation with, say, sadomasochism. Aberrant sexual behavior has no correlation with gender orientation. The fact that Foley has "outed" himself and claims to be gay is independent from his pedophilia.

Any reporting of pedophilia should go directly to the city police to avoid editing and coverups by the leadership of Congress.

Let’s also keep in mind that the issue of Foley’s actions isn’t that of “same gender orientation”, but of pedophilia. Let’s not demonize the gay community. Let us address child endangerment and the cover-up of the current congressional leadership.

Isn't this new initiative just another case of "closing the barn door after the horse escapes?"

I'm would like to report a ethical lapse of the House Leadership and propose that (though this seems a "no-brainer") members of Congress should be mandatory reporters in all instances of child endagerment.

PR STUNT. Shouldn't Hastert do the work to contact pages directly to ensure all is well? It's not like they don't have their contact information...

First a few observations:
1. Foley has been a longtime Florida Congressman.
2. JEBBIE BUSH is a longtime Florida governor, and therefore head of the FL GOP.
3. In my state, the Governor ALWAYS knows where the mines are in the state delegation.

QUESTION: If Denny knew, then JEBBIE knew.
WHEN DID GEORGE KNOW?