Opaque Lucidity

Clean Up Now!!!

Former Representative Mark Foley is in plenty of hot water with regard to his online conversations with interns in Congress. I'm beginning to see and hear something I don't like: Republicans starting to put spin on the story.

1. Rush Limbaugh mentioned today that it was crazy to think someone would legitimately save their instant message chats. He hinted at entrapment. IT DOESN'T MATTER. He wrote the e-mails and typed the messages; he's a dirtbag who did one thing correctly: he resigned.

2. Some callers to various shows have mentioned how the Democrats and the mainstream media are speaking with moral outrage while Bill Clinton's actions were seen as no big deal by the same people. IT DOESN'T MATTER. Did anyone really expect to be treated fairly? The MSM is out for blood because the mid-term elections are less than a month away and the Dems will cling to anything that floats down the river, just like the Republicans would if the situation was reversed.

3. Foley is claiming he was molested as a child and that he is an alcoholic. IT DOESN'T MATTER. Regardless of your past, you still have free will. Foley made choices; they happened to be bad ones. Making himself into victim is something a liberal would do. Stand up, admit your fault, and then go away.

I've mentioned this before, but it's important that the Republicans clean their house. It doesn't matter what happened yesterday or in the 1990's---comparing oneself to Bill Clinton is despicable. If House leaders knew of these messages and covered them up, then they need to go. No, if the Dems were in this kind of trouble they wouldn't resign, but does that make it OK? The idea is to be better than our base instincts. Now is the time for honesty and integrity, not duck and cover.