Forced Out Staffer Issues Statement

It looks like the only thing that Mr. Forham did is try and protect his job with a cover up. Now he is without a job, and we are left with everyone blamming parties. Mr. Foley was wrong, peroid, Forham was wrong to protect himself and not young adults.

The GOP forces him out to protect Hastert and he blames the evil Dems….
hahahahahhahaha
Party of Personal Responsibility, eh?
geeze, do any of them ever take responsbility for anything??? when was the last time Bush admitted knowing a single thing that has happened under his Administration? I can’t remember even one time.

He is blaming his resignation on the Democrats? Oh please.

I read this and as a Democrat who isn’t making the news just reading the new, I have to wonder, why again is it my fault you resigned?

A co-conspirator trying to save a co=-conspirator?

allow the democrats? You’ve got to be kidding……how can they turn this around and blame the democrats when this man was commiting crimes under the watch of the “moral majority”.

Almost as disgusting as former Congressman Foley’s behavior with underage boys, is the GOP lack of response years ago and their gall to try to shift the discussion to Democrats and the November election.
Hastert and Shimkus should be the next two to resign.

And Fordham tried to cut a deal with Brian Ross to not have the IMs published! As a Republican, I am shocked and disgusted at my party’s behavior in this matter. They have betrayed their constituencies and the public’s trust.

Kirk – You proved that Republicans are more interested in protecting a Child Predator than America’s children.
You and your boss royally screwed up.

Where was the high and mighty liberals when Murtha was working his bribery deal. He was indicted but got off because he turned on his two friends(?).

For anyone to try to blame the democrats for this outrage is despicable. What Foley did isn’t all republican’s faults, but those who did help cover it up should be removed from office. Whenever anyone in the GOP is caught red handed all they can do is deny and blame other people. I would like good republicans with integrity to stand up against blaming others (especially dems) for this situation. Fordham is nothing more than despicable.

“It is clear the Democrats are intent on making me a political issue in my boss’s race, and I will not let them do so.”
Don’t flatter yourself, Kirk.

“It is clear the Democrats are intent on making me a political issue in my boss’s race, and I will not let them do so.”
Don’t flatter yoursel, Kirk.

“It is clear the Democrats are intent on making me a political issue in my boss’s race, and I will not let them do so.” Does he think that the American public(both Democrats and Republicans alike) believe this nonsense? He must have a low estimation of the “average American”. Chances are, if this situation occurred in the ’50s, he’d be blaming “the Red Menace”. With his comments, in effect, Fordham IS THE ONE that’s making this the “political issue in his boss’ race” that he’s so affronted by!

no way are the democrates to blame the republicans can blame themselves because they are always taking the high ground when it comes to morality

Like his buddy Foley, Fordham has found a convenient scapegoat for his lying,disreputable and repugnant actions. In Foley’s case it was the alcohol and for Fordham it was the Dems. Can’t any of the GOP take blame for their own actions? It’s always someone else’s fault right? If this whole pedophile situation wasn’t so repulsive and sickening it might actually be funny to watch all of the “moral majority” rats abandoning their sinking ship and taking their friends and co-conspirators along with them. Mr.Reynolds, I am in your voting district and believe me you will not only not get my vote but I will lobby all of my workmates to vote for your challenger Jack Davis.

Now that all of the Republican leaders in the House are all pointing fingers at each other: “You did it,” “No you did it,” wouldn’t it be a funny irony if after all of this Mark Foley was the only one telling at least a slightly credible version of the truth. What we know at this point is that he’s the only one who has apologized for his behavior. What a bunch of cowards! And blaming the Democrats! Carl Rove where are you when the morons need you the most?

He should be worried about the emotional well-being of the victims and not Foley. The Republican party is definately trying to make this into a political issue. Take responsibility for your actions Republicans!

Too much. It reminds me of Danny Noonan, the Judge’s caddy in Caddyshack. The judge misses a five foot putt and angrily throws his putter into a crowd knocking cold a bystander. While the judge explains away the errant toss (“It slipped”), Danny pipes up “I noticed the grips on your putter were worn sir, I should have told you, it’s my fault.” The Judge: “There, you see. Next time be more careful!” Throwing Joe Shmoe to the wolves solves nothing,; it justs wets the media’s appetite. This will only end when Big Denny steps up, sucks it in and steps down.

Is Kirt Fordham out of his mind? Does he have no idea of how serious his own offense is? He tried to subvert the free press.
How can the Democrats or any other Americans NOT condemn him? Yes, him. The outrage, the reason he doesn’t have a job today is because of what he did, not what anybody else did.

Oh I see, Kirk the staffer is the victim; from the predatory Democrats of all people. Now he checks into alcohol rehab and it’s a done deal. Welcome to America’s biggest club Kirk: ‘Self-Appointed Victims’. We feel real sorry for you those awful Democrats). For a minute there I thought the pages were victims. If Kirk never tried to “prevent any inquiries or investigation of Foley’s conduct by authorities”, what “help” did he provide in “reaching out” to the Foley family? Give me a break: You quit because Reynolds’ re-election is deservedly in trouble, and the Dems had nothing to do with it. You just gave the story more legs Kirk, nice going.

I’m getting really tired of reading the party affiliated finger pointing of other posters on this matter and other matters of Ethics. I don’t really think there is an honest person in any of the three branches of government. We have to set term limits and the accepting of anything from anyone above a $50 value a crime. That should limit the greedy and power hungry from gaining positions in politics. No get out of jail free cards either. Those abusing there power should not only get sacked (and jailed if laws are broken) but no pensions either.
Either way let’s stop pointing fingers at which party is at fault, deliver up the guilty, and prevent discusting things like this from ever happining again.

Glenn,
Last time there was a page scandal in the House, it was actually investigated rather than covered up. Two members of the House (one Dem and one GOP) were indeed censured. They were not kicked out of the House, because the pages in that case were both young adults (not teens). The activity however was stopped. Censure in that case was the highest mandated penalty for a breach of ethics. Those caught (in the same investigation) using and dealing drugs (including Barry Goldwater’s son of all people) were not treated so lightly.
In this case, the GOP leaders and staffers willfully allowed a sexual predator to prey on underage pages unhindered.

The GOP have brought this upon themselves. And they are proving by their actions prior to and subsequent to the disclosures and resignations just what they mean by ‘morality’ and ‘personal responsibility’. The Democrats are no more responsible for the actions of the Republican Leadership or of Foley himself than the pages or their parents. Spectators are allowed to speak their minds and offer opinions in the good old USA. And we’re also allowed to laugh at clowns and wag the finger at pederasts.

Well at least he and Foley did the right thing and resigned unlike the Democrats Franks and Stubbs who went on to be re-elected as if they had done nothing wrong.

Does anyone remember the debacle with the Dem who was caught actually having REAl sex with the young men? No apologies, no denials, no investigations, charges, or dismissal. He was censured and allowed to carry out his career.
Then there was the guy who lied to the american people as well as under oath, refused to answer anything truthfully, tried to derail investigations, etc. (the president remember?)
What Foley did is detestable. He and anyone who covers for him deserves everything they get and then some, BUT do NOT paint the whole Republican GOP with the same brush and do not go on a witch hunt for everyone in the gop. That would show just how manipulative and political the democratic party truly is.

Forget this underage homosexual scandal, and lets get back to real issues like loss of middle class income, metastasizing national debt and weakening of our military under the Repubicans’s watch. Time for a change-just hope the Democrats have effective leadership to restore America.

Readers need to understand that Foley himself helped to enact a law in JULY OF THIS YEAR that made what he did over the internet a FEDERAL crime.
Prior indescretions are not comparable, whether by D’s or R’s because the law was only enacted THIS YEAR.
That fact may also negate some of the potential charges against Foley, too, depending on applicable State laws, of course.

I like how the Republicans keep bringing up Studds and what happened 20 years ago. Let’s not forget that a GOP member named Dan Crane was also involved with relations with a minor. He, too, was censured and allowed to run for re-election. Studds won, Crane lost. … Moral majority my eye

The difference between the Democrat Stubbs and the Republican Foley is that the Democratic leadership took action as soon as they found out… The GOP leadership covered up for Foley and Hastert is, in effect, “taking responsibility” for conspiring with other GOP leaders after they got caught, not Foley…Foley has been a known pervert for years by GOP but they looked pass it because he was a major fund raiser for the GOP.

1. Until Foley is charged with a crime, he can’t be “thrown in jail.”
2. Sending “overly friendly” emails is not a crime.
3. Pedophiles are attracted prepubescent children. Ephebophiles are attracted to adolescents and young adults.
4. The age of consent in D.C. is 16. Propositioning a minor in this context would not be illegal, though there is no evidence so far that that ever happened with Foley. So far, it looks like Foley was careful not to break any laws. Time will tell.
5. If Foley had been a Democrat and Speaker Hastert had called for a full investigation and alerted the media based on those original emails, Democrats would have accused Republicans of Gay Bashing.
6. Republicans don’t hate Gays.

Only one of the five Democrat Members of Congress involved in sexual misconduct resigned and one was defeated in the next election due to the misconduct.
studds wasn’t made public until 10 years after the fact, (somebody knew and kept quiet)and then it took over a year and a half to investigate, he was re-elected. And then there was bubba.