Would the Foley Controversy Sink Republicans

This post was originally written by the writer in October, 2006 and published in another blog.

No!

Simple facts.

He is not accused of having sex with a minor. Apparently he was flirting. He deserves to be run out of Congress. Other colleagues in Congress are not nearly as reprehensible as past Dems including the revered "Clinton". (Does anyone recall that he was having sex in the White House with an intern while his wife and daughter were upstairs? Talk about double standard.)

Simple Truth.

Time to move on to real policy issues. Hastert is weak and should have been replaced as Speaker for other reasons. Conservative causes need a better advocate in one of the most prominent positions in the world. Foley issue is a ruse. Ignore it. Stick to the substance.