Conservative Leaders Looking for Resignations in Foley Fallout
This is going to get much uglier before it goes away. The republicans holding the House is becoming more and more like a fantasy then a certainty:
Prominent conservative leaders are demanding the immediate resignation of House Speaker Dennis Hastert and any member of the GOP leadership who knew of disgraced former Congressman Mark Foley’s inappropriate, perverse and illicit communications with teenage pages and failed to report it.
“Speaker Hastert had knowledge of Congressman Foley’s inappropriate behavior and chose to protect a potential pedophile and powerful colleague over a congressional page,” said David Bossie, president of conservative advocacy group Citizens United.
“This inaction demonstrates a lack of leadership on Speaker Hastert’s part, and calls into question both his judgment and character. If Speaker Hastert was willing to sacrifice a child to protect Rep. Foley’s seat and his own leadership position, then he surely does not share our American and conservative values,” says Mr. Bossie.
Speaker Hastert’s calls for an investigation are too late; he has already failed in his
duty to investigate and prosecute this matter before it became a public relations problem. This lack of leadership is not only morally repugnant, but it may cost Republicans the House in November. Mr. Hastert should resign immediately,” continued Mr. Bossie.
Michael Reagan agrees:
Michael Reagan, nationally syndicated radio show host and chairman of Citizens United’s Faith and Family Project, is also calling for resignations. “Any member of Congress who was aware of the sexual emails and protected the congressman should also resign effective immediately. I was sexually abused by a day camp counselor at age eight and also made to be part of child pornography,” Mr. Reagan stated.
— ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx