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?