Foley

Uh, I'm having a real problem with the way the Mark Foley scandal is playing out. Because he is a Republican, lots of the wearying details of what has gone on is being swept under the rug.

For some reason, Christian leaders have not piped up about this issue. Hmmm. Doesn't make very much sense to me. What Foley did was despicable, because it is morally reprehensible to have sex or want to have sex with males under the age of eighteen. And, furthermore, it's reprehensible that he have sex with males in gender because HE WAS EFFING MARRIED.

What does Rush Limbaugh, voice - and ugly face - of the Republican party at large have to say? "It was a set-up by the Democrats."

Well, there. Good. I'm glad. Because I'd hate for a Republican to do someting of his own volition, you know? Not that Democrats are any better - they are not, not by a LONG, LONG shot - but this explaining away has to stop.

But, as long as it's a sex scandal, Rush is all for "the freakier, the better." Never mind that Foley had sex with a male page - who was legal, by the way - but he tried to start cliche e-mail sex relationships with several others.

How is that the Democrats' fault in ANY fashion? If they did set him up, then I say good! Because if not, then we have a new standard in politics that mirrors the Catholic Church.

But we can't send Foley to another Congress so he can have unadulterated sex with more teenagers and scar them for life. It's the only one we've got.

Adultery is one thing. Adultery with an underage boy is another. Come one. Do none of you watch Desperate Housewives? It always turns out badly.

And going back to the Christians, I hate to bash them, but it seems that they're a lot more understanding than they were in, I'd say, 8 to 9 years. Either MonicaGate cured them of their desire for public figures not to have adulterous relationships or - gasp! - they're trying to make sure their party wins in November! What a revelation. You know, I really do wonder WWJD in this situation. What would ole JC do if he found out his Christian brethren were pretending to be forgiving of people committing sins against the institution of marriage. Because that seems like a hot-button topic lately. I don't know. I hope he'd say, "at least you've come this far." He'd probably be a lot more "last chapter of the Bible" if he found out they were doing it for votes in an election, though. I'd bet my eternity on it. Almost.