Amazing that when it was Jefferson, a Democrat, under investigaton the FBI walked in and seized his office, but when its Foley, a Republican, They feel its only necessary to gain his assurances thay he will not destroy evidence.

This is just a small example of the hypocricy surrounding the Republican party.History shows that the Republican party is quick to point fingers,pass judgement, and use "gay issues" as a political platform to win elections but are willing to look the other way, when it comes to the people they should be judgeing and prosecuting. All guilty parties who had knowledge of the events, should held accountable, as no American citizen is abouve or beyond the laws that govern this country.

How long does it take the FBI to read the messages?? Is there that many??

This is so rediculous. They have to read what they have before seizing his computers?? You mean there is only ONE guy on the case so he can't do more than one thing at a time??

This IM'ing he did was disgusting and certainly was a violation of the TOS of his ISP.

Yes, interesting that the computer wasn't seized...also interesting that the press was contacted first, not law enforcement..thereby missing an opportunity to set up a decoy and see if he would meet personally with the page for sex. You have to remember, this is virtual sex, not real, masturbation (assuming) by both parties maybe present, but then again, doesnt that usually have fantasy involved....and a 16 yr old page isnt no child....the real crime is all our congress and senate has been doing us for years, young and old alike, and who is getting emotional about that...Foley is stupid, but the public is stupider.

"Mark has absolutely agreed on his own and with our counsel not to do anything with any computer..."
OK wait - isn't this the same guy who agreed to leave the pages alone???

Wow! Unfortunately it's totally believeable. Now these guys are all trying to stonewall the issue. While we all understand that politics is sleezy, we don't expect it to extend to our children. Since there is stonewalling going on you can bet that there are others who have something to hide. I don't think we've seen the end of the thread here. There will be others implicated. Not just a cover up but others who have done the same thing. It's not about being gay. It's about taking advantage of children and the abuse of power. Let's see how this all unfolds and hope that the media doesn't get blamed again. Let's punish the offenders not the media (messengers).

The FBI are well aware the predisposition of pedophiles to use the computer to retain information on children. One of their leading specialists, Mr. Gado wrote a book on the very first act is to seize the computer for evidence, not the last act, the first act:
CSA, as in most cases the child is incapable of objecting due to age and confusion.
Gado’s knowledge is backed by the FBI’s behavior science unit, who have collected data over years of pedophiles incarcerated and define the two subcategories as accurate, even going further as to state the situational deviant is responsible for 90% of prosecutions."For many of these people, fantasy consumes their lives," observes[FBI agent] Wright. "They follow their own scripts."(Toufexiz,Time1991)

It is against every procedure put out by the FBI in dealing with suspected pedaphiles. It is the last thing they choose to do in real cases.

This is confirmed by Mr. Gado's documentation of FBI procedure and the Time Article.

This will all go by the wayside by election day. Just as Delay, Abramoff, Bennett, Newt, and all the other fingerpointers did and will. When will the american SHEEP wake up and throw them all out of office? Oh yeah, it's the other guys, not mine. Jeez!!!!!!!
K.Bowser
Fed up!!!!

Unbelievable they didn't seize Foley's computers with no notice first thing.

This is just another example of the culture of corruption that has spread across the GOP.

President Bush says "You can't trust Democrats in Congress" and I say "You can't trust Republicans with our kids". This is morally reprehensible and ethically wrong. Hastert and others should be ashamed.

Human nature is bipartisan. The fact that Foley is a Republican didn't make him do what he did - he would have done the same thing if he were a democrat. Don't be ignorant and blame one political party for something both parties are capable of: protecting their own (even if by morally questionable means.)

I am getting sick and tired of the lack of accepting personal responsibility when that person is exposed. It seems the first thing they do is get admitted to a treatment facility and blame it on some terrible past experience. I don't care what political party he's affliated with, what sexual orientation he is, or what religion he belongs to. It's time to stop the blame game. As the saying goes-you made you bed, now sleep in it!

Not only has the FBI not yet confiscated Foley's computer, they didn't even start their investigation until several days after Foley was exposed (sorry, not pun intended!).

Clearly the FBI is giving him every opportunity to destroy evidence. Gotta make you wonder who's behind the curtain.

The FBI should seize Folly's computer ASAP.

It's hard to imagine that the supects computer, and all of his potential abbetors, such as Speaker Hastert's computer, have not already been seized also. Even if nothing is ultimally found, they should automatically be seized, for the sake of un-tainted evidence.

We are talking about CHILDREN, this is not a REP or Dem issue, what are wrong with the Republican politicians not to demand Hasert to resign until full investigation. And any politican involved with knowlege not reporting, get them out with no retirement benefits. Bush defended Hasert. Have to think the top knew also. It is all power. American families will not buy this, we want our children protected. Glad this came out, religion based politicans need to practice what they preach, JESUS love children yellow, black, and white they were precious in his sight.

I can't believe Republicans are circling the wagons around Hastert, I am ashamed that the Republican leadership would do this. It tells me loud and clear that it is all about power with them. Power corrupts. Time to change the gaurd.

Amazing how all the Democrats come out of the woodwork, and are outraged with the GOP and their handling of the Mark Foley situation. If the Democrats are so worried about the well being of 16 yr old pages, why are those disgusting text messages just coming to light now, instead of 2003 when they happened. Hey Democrats, ask yourself, "What liberal group had access to these text messages and sent them to ABC News, a month before elections, just for a political smear campaign instead of protecting future pages"? Maybe the Democrats are so desperate for White House and Congressional power, that the safety of teenage boys and girls isn't that important. Just a thought.

Absolutely amazing that the FBI is so slow in seizing possible evidence!!!

Interesting that there hasn`t been any news report that his computer has been confiscated by the FBI as of yet!

Also, why is Matt Drudge now claiming it was the kid`s fault, they were somehow messing with the mind of an adult--too strange.

Equally strange is CNN`s interview with a female page. CNN asked her if she had ever been warned about Foley. Someone should tell CNN that he was after the boys not the girls!

I dont think he did it at all can we really be positive that he wrote those messages no we cant therefore he's innocent until proven guilty and he is a republican so i dont see it happening also the latest is that his lawyer is saying that Foley was Molested as a child by a catholic priest.

Whatever is done now, it may be too little too late. We may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg. Republicans calling for investigation NOW?? It's a bit like allowing the fox to guard the hen house, isn't it? The important thing here is the fact that these children went to Washington with ideals about our governing system. What some got was disillusionment, confusion and just plain fear. It's another case of an authority figure taking advantage of his position. If Mr. Foley were abused as a teenager, I would be inclined to think that he would not condone such actions, but go in exactly the opposite direction. It's all disgusting to me. Being a gay man does not excuse what he has done. We've not heard all of this yet. I'm sure there's more to come, truth or not.

Oh, lay off the gay lawmaker. He's just another DOM (dirty old man) in the "pursuit of his happiness."

My brother is doing 5 years in jail for solicitation of a prostitute and Foley is still running around?? The first thing the police did was take my brothers computer. To this day, after admitting there was nothing on it, the police are still holding the computer for "evidence". At least my brother could admit he was just horny. I am sick of the political spin the both political parties are putting on this. I have long believed that this country needs new political parties and leaders who put the American people first. The asses and elephants are only worried about pointing out the flaws and screw-ups of the other party. They need to realize that the American people they represent can see that their job cannot be done with everyone playing the blame game.

Don't assume that Republicans are looking the other way. Yes, often the representatives of the party are often corrupt, as is the case of the government as a whole. Most Republicans feel that Foley's actions are represhensible and appaling, and he should be judged just as any other that has commited this crime.

It's absurd that people blame this on the Republican Party. There are Democrats who do the same thing. Just admit it, they're ALL corrupt.

Wow! Unbelievable how all the Dems and their supporters are going off the deep end over emails with a young federal employee but yet when the President (Clinton) admitted to having oral sex with a young federal employee they all said "Oh, that's not so bad!"

Why does this have to be a partisan issue? I seems that when a member of one party screws up, the entire other side jumps up and down but when the shoe is on the other foot, they keep quiet. All of us have sinned. These sins are unquestionably horrible but let's maintain some semblance of humanity instead of acting like the nah, nah, nah children that the other party is acting like right now.

People who say that Foley's activities were allowed to continue because he is a Republican are ignorant. There are bad seeds in both party lines, history demonstrates this. If people would stop referencing the politics behind this and see it for what it is - a child predator using his influence to fullfill his disgusting desires, then things on the Hill would get fixed.

If Hastert new about this as other lawmakers have claimed, then he's just as guilty as Foley, if not more. The issue isn't about which party the sleeze bag belongs to, it is about reforming laws to protect our children. If congress doesn't understand this then vote each and everyone out who knew about Foley The Pig - I don't care if they are Republican or Democratic or Independent. For lawmakers, lobbiest, the media and anyone else who turns this into a political issue, then I say to you - get in line with the Pigs who use issues like this to better their political cause.

Why is it when Clinton "was accussed" of having- whatever it was he did with Monica- everybody wanted him impeached. But with Foley, they're relying "on his word" that he won't tamper with his computers? What happen to those guys on the ABC20/20 sting should be hapening to Foley. The sting had an adult pretending to be a child- Foley solicited an ACTUAL CHILD, even if he was 16 or 17 years old. Read his IM that's posted on ABCNews. I don't IM my husband like that, and we've been married for 12 years!

We need to remember that there is a world of difference between being gay and being a pedophile. Foley is obviously a pedophile, not gay. His lawyer has said that Foley is gay, and that his "outing" is part of his therapy. This is an insult to gay and lesbian people everywhere. I have quite a few gay and lesbian friends (I am straight) , and believe me, they are just as appalled and disgusted by Foley's behavior as everyone else. If he had solicited sex from the underage female pages, we wouldn't hear anyone calling him a heteroxexual!
Let's be clear about another thing: if this were ANYONE ELSE besides a Republican congressman, his computer would have been seized as evidence the next day after it bacame known. They don't need to investigate further, he has admitted THROUGH HIS LAWYER that he sent the emails. They could have had a warrant in one hour, but they didn't even need that. The computer and his office are both government property. They don't need a warrant to seize government property. THis whole mess smells to high heaven. I'm an independant who has voted republican on the national level for the past 20 years. NO MORE!

Mark Foley is a sick, depraved, sociopathic man. His narcissist behavior also has him passing the blame claiming he was abused when he was a child. No evidence of that yet but it's absolutely no excuse! In addition, Dennis Hastert did't do anything about it most likely to save a seat! Shame! Shame! These seats are supposed to be held to the HIGHEST standards and obviously Dennis is not qualified. Dennis Hastert is behaving even more vile by refusing to resign. Shame! Shame! Preying on underage kids is absolutely sick no matter if you are the person doing it or you are the person who knows about and does nothing to stop it. ZERO TOLERANCE! Get out! I'm am furious about this and absolutely disgusted with the Republican's who are siding with them. If anyone else knew about this, they need to get out too. I can't wait until the elections! Good riddens.

I personnally would have loved to see Foley on 'To Catch a Predator'. I'm non partisan myself, so the public humiliation of any politician, Republican or Democrat, is amusing. It's no wonder he lobbied so hard for child exploitation; guilty conscience.

I don't see ABC following up on this story. Tom Reynolds whose chief of staff worked for Foley and went to his aid had a presser yesterday in which he refuses to discuss what Alexander told him or he told Hastert because of membership privilege. He claimed he took what he knew to his supervisor as if one of the most powerful men in the Congress was little more than some poor joe working in a factory. Something happened to make Alexander approach Reynolds - what was it? And what is Alexander saying? Is there no followup on the cover up?

It is still amazing to me that not one word is being said on the raido or tv or in print that I am aware of from Focus on the Family and other Christian conservative foundations, church's and organizations. It is very sad and shameful that these institutions will be seen as one sided and not portraying the true message of the Gospel. Yes there is forgiveness, but as they say and have said, there is a price to pay for your sins.

perhaps they have not consifcated his computer and DID Jefferson's because Jefferson did not resign and Foley did. They can always get it.

If Foley is so certain he never had personal sexual contact with young boys, then he should insist the FBI take his computers, calendars, etc. immediately (not wait for them to get a court order).
But I believe that will happen about as much as I believe alcoholism caused him to write the messages/e-mails!

How can anyone blame the Democrats for the Foley scandal? Its like holding neighbors responsible for abuse in the house next door. Hasert claims he and the GOP leadership were completely duped by Foley, and yet asserts that the Democrats knew and were waiting for the right time to speak up. It is as if he is saying the GOP is 'slower' than the evil Democrats.

"Asked to resign"? Foley was "Asked to resign?"

He should be snatched up by his collar, dragged to the front doors of the capitol building and kicked in his rear down the capital building stairs, and all of his personal belongings thrown behind him. My God! Child molesters are running this country!

What's really unbelievable is self-styled moralists Hastert and admitted doctor-shopping drug addict Rush Limbaugh desperately defending the enabling of the sexual predatory behavior that Foley was charged with regulating. The current Republican pattern, from the President down, of refusing to take responsibility for mistakes and mis-steps that are killing people, destabilizing the entire Middle East and corrupting government at all levels (even Secretary Rice has no knowledge of being warned by the CIA of 9/11 on 7/10) has surely reached the breaking point. Even the most diehard Republicans must be ashamed of their representatives wanton desire for power at all costs. Democratic criticism of this destructon of our governance is pointless - nobody on the Republican side cares what Democrats have to say. Only fellow Republicans can tell these guys to wise up. Please, Republicans, do it.

Most Republicans find it reprehensible, but it appears that the Republican leadership in the House was far more worried about hiding it and then who to pass the buck to. The most inept cover-up in American political history?

What do the republicans have to do to lose congress? I don't believe we have ever had a congress as corrupt as this one. From the complete lack of oversight over the executive branch and the Iraq war to the greed of Abramoff and Cunningham, now we have the sleeze of a pedophile and the protection he was given by the leadership. Haven't the republicans harmed this country enough?

I read that the FBI was asked months ago to investigate Foley but didn't do anything. They seized congressman Jefferson's office. That deal only involved dirty money. This involves a degenerate who tried to seduce young boys using his position of power. What excuse does the FBI have for not sezing Foley's compuetrs immediately and search for evidence? Is the FBI serving the country or the republican party?

Doesn't this 'cover up' sound a lot like the Vatican moving Priests around to cover up THEIR acts..??? Seize his computer..WHAT is the FBI waiting for ...Permission from GW..?? Politics s/b a 4 letter word..!!! It seems none of them are ethical and have America's best interest at heart...Votes can be bought, scandels abound.. Lets vote them all out...start over and have term limits..!!!

Unlike Gerry Studd, who turned his back - literally - on the House of Representatives when he was publicly censured for actual sexual activity with a minor and then remained in Congress and a member of the Democratic caucus, Foley at least had the decency to resign immediately and has not been defended by any Republican. That's more than Barney Frank has ever done. The Democrats live in glass houses on this one.

Good news: GOP in Meltdown means Gasoline and Natural Gas prices will fall still further in attempt to bribe the voters to vote for Republicans.

Well it look like GOP now stands for Guarding Our Pediphiles. I'm more embarrassed than ever to be a Republican. These are sad, tragic days. This party needs a massive shake up asap!

I don't care if Foley is an alcoholic or was abused as a child - if these were issues in his life why didnt he seek help previously or sue the Catholic church, like all the other men who waited 30 years to claim abuse? He is just another adult caught with his hand in the cookie jar and not taking responsibility for his actions. The real issue is with the Republicans who knew about this last year and did nothing about it for political reasons and protected Foley but now claim it was the LIBERALs who did this to them - they deserve all the fallout they are getting and I hope they are ALL kicked out in November or sooner for lying and hiding the truth - it's laughable that they claim to be the great moral protectors of america and sit in the Senate everyday blaming every societal woe on gay marriage(ie Sen Musgrave), all the while wallowing like pigs at the trough in their own blatant hypocrisy and corruption.

Smoke, what are you thinking? First of all, Foley has admitted to sending the emails. And what does his alleged abuse as a teen have to do with his guilt? Regardless of political affiliation, sexual predators need to be locked away. And anybody who aided and abetted needs to be locked up right next to him.

As a crim investigator in the DC area, im aghast the Bureau hasn't acted to seize the computer and cell fone of Mr. Foley. If 'someone' wipes the hard drive it would be evident, but evidence will be lost! His text messages on record with his cell telephone provider also need to be secured. We know that often those records are retained for months and sometimes years by the provider.

The procedure we're hearing about, "i told the Speaker" or "I spoke with the speaker" or "i shared my concerns with the Speaker" doesnt suggest that a formal procedure or paper trail exists for circumstances like this. Is this an oversight?

If this latest revelation of what appears to be party endorsed sleaze doesn't sway the american public, i just dont know what will.

How are Republicans protecting Foley? The GOP asked for his resignation and the president has spoken out against him.

So why does this come down party affiliation? This is a sick despicable creep -- point blank. It has nothing to do w being a Republican or any political party.
Wake up and stop blaming anyone but the person involved. Foley being Republican does not make him a pedophile. He's a disgrace!

This article mentions that the FBI has not confiscated any of Mr. Foley's computers. I am astounded that his office computers and personal computers have not be seized to protect pertinent information. It appears that the FBI wants to give the public the impression that they are investigating the situation, while in reality they are giving Mr. Foley and or his staff or friends the opportunity to destroy or change evidence.

What is going on?

I don't care if the 16-year-old may have been encouraging or even was interested in Foley (seems most likely that Foley was the aggressor), I also don't care if the age of consent is 16 in DC and that some don't consider this age a "child" (still a minor). Foley is the adult, he should have realized how inappropriate this was. Extremely arrogant, just more abuse of power, true what else is new? Oh, and it's not a gay issue!

"You have to remember, this is virtual sex, not real, masturbation (assuming) by both parties maybe present, but then again, doesnt that usually have fantasy involved....and a 16 yr old page isnt no child...."

In response to your comment,a 16 yr old IS A MINOR! A CHILD in the eyes of the law. And its a law put in place to help protect those deemed to young to properly protect themselves. Virtual sex or real sex he is a pedophile. A grown man seeking an underage CHILD to prey on. If that wasn't the case where are all the over 18 pages? Not interested in them obviously. Its the thrill. And he knew what he was doing because he put magority of the internet pedophile laws in place.
The question is why has a full investigation not been launched? He needs to be held accountable for his actions. If this was joe shmo he would be under investigation. The news runs stories on guys like the all the time on 20/20 and 48 hours. But when it is a congressman it is "different".

FBI: We're coming to get your computers. Any day now. We're coming. Just make sure you don't erase anything. We're coming. Any day now.

This is not about republicans. It's not about democrats. A 16 year old page is a 16 year old "boy" child and not an adult. Foley is a pedophile and should be punished as one. His first immediate excuse was alcoholism and when that didn't seem to be adequate, he jumped on the bandwagon regarding pedophile priests claiming that a clergyman had molested him and made him do it. I have a hard time believing that either is the reason for his crimes. He could have gotten help for both at any time before luring trusting 16 year old boys into drinking and doing sexual acts. And if there is anyone out there that thinks that what he has done is not a crime, then we are all seriously in trouble. Please people, see it for what it is, a pedophile using the government's time and money to seek out his prey.

Interesting that Republicans spent millions of taxpayer dollars over a president having an affair with a consenting adult (immoral yes, illegal no), and they manage to bungle the investigation of ,gee a Republican, who is taking advantage of under age boys -- very illegal -- and they call themselves the "Moral majority" HA!

I saw Anderson Cooper 360 last night about the Congo where thousands of women are being raped even now, not to mention the people that are starving there. Why isn't the Press raging about that, instead of going on and on about some nutty politician talking naughty on the internet? Where is our sense of morality? America is a nation of sexual hypocritics. They pass our condoms and birth control pills to teens and provide them with abortions and then act like they are innocent and being corrupted by emails!!!

If this were the High School Coach doing this same thing to the football team, there would be no question to arrest him, sieze his computer and any and all other evidence, and charge him with a crime.

The Republicans are the ones politicizing this issue because they covered it up to keep their moral "edge" in the election.

It is totally incomprehensible that the FBI has not gotten a warrant to seize Foley's computer. Foley admitted to writing the IMs, that is enough evidence to search his home and seize his computer.
Hasert continues to say that the boy's parents in LA have asked that Foley not email their son. Speaker Hastert stated that all Foley did was ask the boy about Hurricane Katrina and if the boy's family was OK.
Now tell me...why would the boy's parents ask Foley to stop sending emails to their son...especially if Foley only showed concern about Katrina and the boy's family. Speaker Hastert needs to resign for his convenient "memory loss" and for insulting our intelligence by telling us a story like that!!Unfortunately, politicians are treated much diffently than the average American. As for the GOP, FBI and all the leaders...shame on you!!!!! Do what is right and what is fair for all concerned! We need to protect our children...not exploit them. Foley will have to live with his conscience especially when he played such a prominent roll regarding the Internet and protecting innocent children from predators...of which he is one of the biggest predators in sheep's clothing! I pray he gets the help that he needs and that justice will be served.

Unless Foley is a computer expert, simply hitting the "Delete" key will NOT completely remove anything from his hard drive.
When you delete files from your hard drive the computer only renames the file and does not remove it until it has been written over, which could take a VERY long time to do.

I have said it before and I will say it until I convince people that I am right. It is time to vote out all 535 members of Congress and start over. The next group will take us seriously when they see that we CAN and WILL exercise our right to fire them. The next thing we need to do is call on the new members for term limitations. Alot of the Congressmen have been there way to long and have become stale. Let us the American people show them that we are the true SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. If you agree please forward this to all the people you know and implore them to vote this November to rid Congress of ALL incumbents. I am and if everyone will step up and do the same I guarantee you they we may not change what HAS happened, but we can sure change what WILL happen.

Thank you Stephen Murphy...I agree with you 535%. Ill be happy to become a SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE...we do need to clean up Washington.

I really wish we could stop fighting amongst ourselves (republicans and democrats) and just take care of the criminals as they should be taken care of. I don't know about you guys, but the blame game is really getting tiresome. Who in the heck cares what party he belongs to? Arrest him, seize his computer, prosecute him and put him away for a very long time. Stop with all this political crap, already.

Amazing, if anyone else in the world would have done such a horrible act the FBI would have confiscated their computer immediately. Strange how the powers that be haven't gotten a warrant yet even though if anyone else in the world would have done such a thing the authorities would have not thought twice about issuing a warrant immediately.

Both the left and the right are going to accuse each other of making this about politics. When you have a lawmaker that supported and was behind a law to protect children from things such as this, how can we, as the American people trust our government? You got the lies and cover up’s about Iraq, Katrina and now this. With one party controlling the entire government, it’s obviously to see that the right has let this power get to their heads. Now the left isn’t innocent of this as well. There are plenty of examples of the same in the past. But that is in the past, over and done with. If these people, who ever they are, are not held responsible for these and other actions, brought on by Foley; then all faith in the system, whatever is left, will be lost. The right wants to keep control no matter the cost. The left wants to make a change or at least seem to try. The only way anything can be changed is to vote in November, and then we as a people can make a statement to those in Congress that they are not above the law.

I wonder how quickly the Republicans sent over a computer expert to erase all evidence.

yeah don't seize the PC and other stuff. Give him enough time to delete all bad material.

Justice the American Way. for the rich and powerful only.

The sad part is that Child and family services down here in florida were contacted along with notice to Governer Bush and Charlie Crist... and because of Political pressure none of the 3 did anything.

This really puts a black eye on many current lawmakers, and not just on Capital Hill. Sad day for America when a child is overlooked for political reasons.

I am blown away with the ignorance that continues to prevail in this country. Foley is not gay, he is a pedophile. One does not equal the other. As statistics show, most men interested in having sex with children/teenagers are heterosexual.
Perhaps he was molested, perhaps he is an alcoholic, so what? He is still responsible for his actions. Perhaps we should look into the affairs of the full Congress, as we are now doing with the Roman Catholic Church. Is this the tip of an ugly iceberg?
The good old boys' club has got to stop protecting each other and start protecting the least of us.

No, no, don't get the computer...take your time...I am sure Mark will gladly wait and keep any incriminating evidence!

I hope the American people realize gay, alcoholic and pedophile are three TOTALLY different things. Foley and the Republicans are throwing those words around as excuses for Foley simply being a PEDOPHILE! Hasert knew all about this and he needs to resign for covering it up just to protect one of their precious seats. Throw out all of the hypocritical Republicans. They preach religion and family values but they are disgusting Americans. Not to mention our national debt and personal debt going sky high.

There is a way to tell if the messages are legitimate and not just pasted together within some persons word processor. I worked for AOL several years and we recieved many fakes as well as even more genuine messages. All you need to do is open the file in a different type of program and read the hidden tags. Then compare the time stamps to online times for the accounts involved. Believe me AOL could more than verify if these logs were genuine.

The only hypocrisy I see in this situation is the Democrats' and the media's (sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the two).

When a Democrat Representative actually HAD SEX with an underage boy, anybody who suggested this was wrong was branded a prudish homophobe, and no action was EVER taken against the Representative. However, when a Republican sends inappropriate IM's to a page hundreds of miles away (and is forced to resign for it), the Democrats are still screaming for practically every Republican in Congress to be burned at the stake.

Of course almost nobody reading this will know what I'm talking about since the major media outlets have chosen to not even MENTION Representative Studds. If you want to read about it you will have to do your own internet search (and the major media outlets can't figure out why people think they are biased!).

Calm down. Maybe the FBI learned from their mistakes. The Attorney General was this close to resigning over the Jefferson case, and maybe the FBI doesn't want to repeat that.

Or maybe is a big conspiracy by the government to aid and harbor child molestors, what do I know.

Clinton lies about an extra-marital affair and it's all the GOP can talk about. They froth about "rule of law", "rule of law". Then one of their own molests children and they are full of excuses and trying to dig up dirt on things that happened twenty years ago. Disgusting.

The suggestions by some Congressional officials that this scandal shows why the page program should be eliminated misses the point entirely.

That would be like the Catholic Church, in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals that it faced, saying that alter boys and girls should be taken out of mass services as a solution to the problems that they faced.

Absurd.

As a mother (and a Catholic) I am really put off by the way this incident is playing out.

I did a search on the Representative Studds that was mentioned in a reply here. Can we discuss something this century? The incident regarding Mr. Studds, though reprehensible without doubt, occurred in 1973.

The old saying comes to my mind..."WHAT COMES AROUND...GOES AROUND" and this goes for both parties!!! I also want to say kudos to Brian Ross & abc 20/20 for this investigative news about the corrupt & shameful politicians who have time & time again manage to put our country in a very very bad light. I just hope that AL QAEDA & the rest of the extremist won't use this one on their next pres release/propaganda how truly shameful we are! PLS. Mr. ROSS KEEP UP WITH YOUR AWESOME JOB IN EXPOSING THIS DIRT BAGS SO WE COULD VOTE THEM OUT THIS NOVEMBER!!! CAN'T WAIT!