What I want to know is who is paying for his treatment? And what does his alcoholism have anything to do with his sexually explicit instant messages to congressional pages? And what does a Catholic Priest who molested him have anything to do with those instant messages? have And why is it that the men who send the same types of emails to teenagers on MSNBC's "To Catch A Predator" are immediately arrested?

Can he be interviewed by the FBI whilst undergoing treatment?

This is just a ploy to remain undercover until after the elections.

To answer the query above, even if he has paid with his own money, you will still be paying his pension as a taxpayer. We do it in the UK Jeffrey Archer a convicted perjurer can still make laws in the UK.

Wonderful, this is where Rush Limbaugh went as well. They worked miracles on that bloated gasbag.

This is a typical escape mechanism that most rich people undertake. It also helps to build a defense in court. Other than that, I hope this makes the republican supporters open their eyes and understand that Republican politicians do not stand for what they preach.

i certainly agree with greenlee. why should he be special? he needs to be prosecuted to the limit of the law because he was in a position of power and influence with the pages.

When people use drugs or alcohol they can engage in behavior that they absolutely would not engage in if sober.

Alcohol/drugs seperate the individual from their frontal cortex tha part of the brain responsible for rational behaivior in human beings.

The page system in Washington,the levels of alcohol/ drug use and sexual abuse generally has been notorious historically.

Foley being the tip of the iceberg.

Try giving every Congressman Senator a urinalysis test for drugs weekly. Huse amount of illicit drug use and perscription drug abuse.

That looks like quite a place to spend some relaxing vacation time! Give me a break. It's obvious that in entering "treatment" and now accusing a priest of abusing him decades ago, Foley is just trying to create extenuating circumstances so any future jury will go easy on him.

Greenlee has his or her head on straight. Any reporter wanna try asking these reasonable questions?

"** What does his alcoholism have anything to do with his sexually explicit instant messages to congressional pages?
** What does a Catholic Priest who molested him have anything to do with those instant messages?
** Why is it that the men who sent the same types of emails to teenagers on MSNBC's "To Catch A Predator" were immediately arrested?"

Foley could attend AA meetings for free, though a donation of a dollar or two would be appreciated.

When there is a consortium of people all working in the same general area, like our Congress, it does not take long for unsavory information (as in Foley's case) to circulate. Either it is ignored, passed on, or whatever is done with this kind of information, it doesn't stay put. Why did it take so long for the circuitous route of this to finally see the light of day. Can you imagine how the voting public feels about this? I can't believe NO ONE BLEW THE WHISTLE.
I can just see our Founding Fathers get right in their boats and head back to the Continent.
Pat Piccone

I totally agree with Greenlee - WHY HASN'T FOLEY BEEN ARRESTED YET!

I wonder if Foley will invite any former pages to family week. Hey, I'm sure he thinks of some of them as "sons."

This looks like a 4-star resort instead of a Rehab Center. Exactly....who is footing the bill? Surely, these 'conservatives' would never put this on the taxpayers' bill.

Foley's "healing" process seems to be including everything and anything except him taking responsibility for his own actions. He is an adult, a man who was elected for his intelligence and ability to think for himself. Passing off his problems on drinking, molestation by a priest eons ago (which all of a sudden becomes an issue) and his sexual orientation are just smoke screens to confuse the public. Hopefully Americans aren't fooled by this charade. I can't wait for him to get out of rehab and see what he has accomplished in the month he has been hiding (oh, I mean recovering).

As a comment to the above comment...there have been numerous studies to show that living in the closet as a gay individual does signifiant harm to the self and does often lead to alcoholism. and that makes sense, since you are hiding a secret (something that in this day and age shouldnt be something to hide, but it is thanks to the ever present discrimination that gays still face) while living your life in the closet. think about it...your entire life as your portray it to the public is a lie..only you know the truth. i think that burden does, and in foleys case did, drive to alcoholism and other unhealthy habits. also, foleys encounters with a pedophile priest probably has done enormous damage that no one can measure to him. have i or anyone else that posts on here been molested by a priest?! i cant even begin to think what a horrifying experience that was and the psychological trauma that accompanied it. that being said, what he did was wrong and if he did anything illegal he should be prosectued.

This bi-line is BS.. If he is where the picture implies, then he is at a La Quinta Inn in Page, AZ. I know because I was just there a little while ago. Whaty a BS job by the Republican Party.

Dell W.

Respond to your questions:
1. Foley is wealthy, he is likely paying the tab himself.
2. Nothing, but it is something to hide behind in the short term.
3. The Catholic Priest is another excuse to hide behind and should have never been dragged into Foley's scramble for a defense.
4. Because they tried to act on the emails, when the minor was still a minor. Foley, the fox, waited until they were 18-years.
He's a pig. A pig that just might get away with it.

Here's a tidbit - sexual predators cannot be cured or healed. This is why the majority of sex offenders are MULITPLE sex offenders, and why laws exist that they must register in communities. You can't remedy these “problems” in a rehab clinic, regardless of the price. And don't think Foley is the only one. He's just one more that finally got caught, despite so many in congress knowing of his on-going actions. Now let’s hope the wheels of justice turn in the right direction (for the average American) and then he too will have to register as a sex offender, then we can finally get our tax dollar’s worth out of one congressman.

Most likely we are paying for it. Congress has free universal healthcare and of course we don't.

Give it a rest with Foley.

There is more important stuff going on in the world.

Are you a tabloid or a real news service?

Dell, it must of been a long while ago - there is no La Quinta Inn in Page, AZ. Look it up on their website.

You need to check in with the wonderboys over at Human Rights Watch. Seems they just fired one of their own that was in on the emails....looks like they have a "finger" in this pie also.

It doesn't matter what man made rooms Mr Folley is currently visiting or how much it cost because his problem is within his spirit. Unless he repents for his sins and the Lord has mercy on him and regenerates his spirit to change for good and quit doing evil then all the man made rooms in the world can't save him!

They have a button for "private chats"... that must have been the appeal for Foley!

If these rehabilitation clinics were in less hospitable places (such as North Dakota or Oklahoma) or more removed from the pleasures of civilization (such as Alcatraz in the fog, or any monastery with tiny, open cells and chores to be done at all hours), then perhaps we could see the stay as clinical. As it is, these men are simply hiding, at public expense, and getting a good suntan between massages and laps in the pool.

:pffffft!:

Why hasn't Foley been arrested yet?

Will the pages get this same luxury treatment, if the accusations are proven, to help them with THEIR anger, fear and pain?

Why hasn't Foley been arrested yet, again?

Would any Republican like to comment on the fact that there are many working people who have no health care and are now working for a minimum wage. Paying taxes that Foley can drop in to a rehab that costs more in one month than a working taxpayer earns in a year. As Foley and his party refused to raise minimum wage while voting themselves a raise when they earn wel over 100 thousnd per yr.
Will it take storming the gates?
Coming soon to a capitol near you....................

Sierre Tuscon doesn't accept insurance and the typical fees are $1200 a day. According to their own web site the typical stay costs between $45,000 and $62,000.

It is right next door to Miraval one of the best spas in the country and was actually owned by Steve Case's Revolution until last year when it was spun off. It is goregous though most of the "therapy" is group work combined with massage, gourmet meals and vollyball in the pool.

It must be nice to be wealthy and mentally ill.

Who makes the rules for Congress? Just curious. If I as a citizen had the power, I would instruct the Justice Dept and FBi to run periodic background checks and have mandatory drug testing for all members of Congress. It seems reasonable considering these same devices are used for teachers, members of the the armed services and at "lower" positions. Why not Congress also. If members are caught "dirty", they can resign without pension benefits, "rat out" their (drug) suppliers, or seek EAP assistance. I'm sure if random drug testing and background checks are good enough for educators, it ought to be good enough for legislators.

Foley is the death knell of the Republican Party in this election. That and the fact that he didn't actually get to carry out any of his sexual escapades (that we know of) is enough for me

"Family week" ought to be a real hooter for this guy ... who do you suppose he'd include among his "close friends"? Some pages? His lawyer, David Roth? That priest in Malta? (Nah, probably a lot of Palm Beach socialites and, of course, three-quarters of the House leadership ...) pk

I believe there are more like him in congress and the senate. they are protected by one another, until someone blows the whistle, i believe that is why nothing has been done in the past, probably many of them are doing these things together, and protect each other because of it. we need to clean house and get rid of these men.

if a randon person was caught for sending explicit material to highschool students, they would be arrested the minute he was caught.... Why isnt he????

he needs to be in jail and stopping waising taxpayers money on this creep!!!

So after the 1st of November Mr Foley will be available to answer questions from the House ethics committee and clarify who in the house leadership spoke to him and when about his inappropriate behavior?

I like the point about Congress already having free health care, thus likely the tax payer is paying for his rehab. The average American worker is lucky to have an employer that pays anything on their health care. Congress has the best health care around. Why do we put up with this?

It's a good program, and the cost is pretty standard for such rehab facilities. The question is, "Why didn't he check in when confronted years ago?"

The answer is, of course, he was having a fine time...

Sorry...I did the math wrong in my previous posting. I'm the idiot.

Members of Congress can I believe keep any money left over in their campaign fund when they retire, which in the case of most members of Congress amounts to $millions.
Foley I believe had $2 million left over.

Becoming a member of Congress and catering to special interests in return for campaign contributions is one of the biggest "get-rich-quick" schemes around! You can see why most members refuse to vote for lobbying reform.

Far as I know, Foley hasn't been found, so far, to have broken any laws. He's behaved very badly indeed (not to mention stupidly) by coming on to young people whose futures he may be able to influence. But I've an uneasy feeling that at some level even the most "enlightened" people feel its worse because he was attracted to boys of 16 and up rather than girls in the same age group.

I am so happy that Mr Foley is getting the treatment that he needs, but I really want to see the "perp walk" on TV. Can we get him on Dateline NBC like all the other losers that prey on our childern?

Who is paying for all this? Us??

What I'd like to know is why Foley wasn't arrested and put in jail. If you look at you competitor's show about tracking and finding people of Foley's taste, they are put in jail right away.

Come on America--if it was you ro me, we'd be in jail already. The double standard of law in this country stinks. Unless, of course, the Republican party has already paid off the pages and their families.

I think I hear Lady Liberty barfing!

Hey!
That's the same place
Rush Limbaugh
hangs out at!

Are bacground checks required of congressman?

Everyone is entitled to their point of view....forgiveness is huge here