Foley Scandal: What’s up with Rep. Rodney Alexander?
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One of the oddly weird things about the Foley scandal is that one of the boys was a page of Louisiana Rep. Rodney Alexander (a Democrat who defected to Republicanism). Why is this strange? Because just a few weeks ago, ANOTHER staffer of Rodney Alexander was fired–for carrying on a correspondence with the infamous Scott Peterson.
What the hell is going on in that office?
UPDATE: As for Foley himself, this passage from Newsweek defies common sense:
An energetic, capable politician… [Foley's] sexuality did not seem to be an issue with voters. In Washington he made little effort to hide his sexual orientation, and neither his colleagues nor his staff seemed to worry that he might be a predator.
Gosh — everyone knew he was gay? More importantly, he was an openly gay man who chaired the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus — in a Republican Party dominated by the Christian Right? And this was OK? Wow — I guess the right-wing theocrats are a lot more flexible than I thought.
Where’s Dobson on this? Phyllis Schlafly? William Donahue? When are they going to speak up? Will any of them profess ignorance of Foley’s character? Will any of them hint that they were told “it was all right?” Did Dennis Hastert tell any of them that he was on the case?
(HT to Miss Julie)
