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?