Congressional contempt for the Constitution, which is routinely ignored, is much worse than this.

Uh....Cathy? When you say "Congress" I hope you mean only the Republicans in the House ...no Democrats are involved in this underage sex scandal.

Anyone who knew that this guys was trying to sexually seduce minors, a criminal offense, is complicit. End of story.

I agree with Warren Wilson. We need to start considering alternatives to the Democrats and Republicans. We need candidates of integrity and sincerity. The Libertarians are looking better every day.

How much more does society have to go through before we admit the more we invent and create the more we bring out the sicknesses in people. computers are supposed to be doing people good, all they really turned out to be is another avenue for SCUM !!!

why are we letting him resign...he already confessed. why waste money to dig furthur. he should be stripped of any rights and benefits he had in positions he held. something shouldn't have to be decided in an investigation or a long drawn out court. when it comes to preditors there is no excuse and they should be taken into custody and punished...just because you hold a position of power doesn't make you exempt.
you sick puppy !!!!

Terminate his Congressional pension, please.

I read the posts of others and wonder if they read the same article I did. It was obvious that Hastert, et al, took action on the emails about which they were made aware - and did so appropriately. The sexually explicit emails they didn't hear about until last week, and as you can see, Foley is gone. Why waste taxpayer money on investigating now that he is gone? Instead, enact legislation that denies retirement benefits to any Congressman or Senator found guilty of such crimes, and removes them from office immediately - at least pending an investigation if one is necessary.

I think I would like to know what was said in the alleged, sexual, explicit, emails. How can people convict this man without hearing all evidence.

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Enough with the Republican/Democrat bashing already. It's irrelevant to this issue.

Corruption among the powerful is not limited to a particular political party. There's plenty to go around.

It's a little naive and irresponsible to think that anyone from your particular party of choice is less likely to get sucked into the Washington power game.

I tend to vote Republican but that doesn't mean I jump to the defense of pedophiles like Foley just because they have an "R" next to their name.

Brian

Great reporting by you and ABC.

In the public schools, you are required as a teacher, to report any threats by teachers towards students immediately.

Most of the laws that require this were written by Politicians such as X-Rep Foley.

I am shocked that Speaker Hastert and the Republican leadership sat on this; and Speaker Hastert certainly has a lot to sit on.

Shame on the Republican House of the Moral Majority. It is obvious that they don't represent Values of Families

Bet he'll still be going to church and mentioning 'god almighty' at every opportunity.

Two inconvenient words for all you hypocritcal liberals - GARY STUDDS.

And the difference here is WHAT exactly? One year and the fact that Foley has RESIGNED.

I'd be careful about wagging fingers at Republicans. That's about the time that something will come out about a sick Democrat. Sick people are everywhere.

The old saying goes, Those who yell the loudest, are usually the ones you should immediately suspect. I find this hysterically funny and cannot wait to see ole Foley's pic on the sex offender registry. If they do not prosecute him for solicitation of a minor a true injustice will have been done and every victim of molestation will have been slapped in the face.

A couple of things really scare me about this incident (beyond the obvious):

First, why do people make the leap from individual actions to party politics? I tend to vote liberally (meaning Democrat), but vote for the person first. We'll never get anywhere as a country as long as we say, "See, there goes those darn Republicans again." The same happened with Clinton and a number of Dems back in the late 1990s.

Second, I will be curious to know how many people in Florida will still cast their vote for Foley come November.

Concluding, if ever the saying "guilty until proven innocent" was a good approach at times, this is such a time.

maf54: I'm sitting in my boxer shorts, are you?

Undercover FBI Agent: Yes.

It is so typical of this government and so sad. Everyone is outraged now - because Foley got CAUGHT! Where was all this outrage and investigation requests BEFORE it hit the papers? No place to hide anymore. Our government has become a system of smoke and mirrors - only when it is blatantly obvious do they fess up. Does anyone want to guess what Gonzalez's investigation is going to find?
We need honest - transparent government!

Wouldn't you know it? The bastions of "family values" and all things Christian are nothing but -- to quote their beloved scripture -- "false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves." Mt. 7:15 Congratulations for exposing your real selves, Republicans!!!

I am so sick of politicians thinking they are above the law of our land. Exploiting children, Obviously lying to the public about how our soldiers are supported every possible way the , secret spying with OUT congressional consent. ect..ect ect..