Month: September 2006

Last night on their News and Events page, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children had placed this statement: Congressman Mark Foley’s resignation is a great loss to Florida and the nation. He has been a hard-working, dedicated and effective Congressman. He will be missed. Now they have: Congressman Mark Foley’s resignation is a…

Isn’t this just too damn perfect that Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida, founder and co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, has today resigned over sexually explicit internet messages he was sending to current and former congressional pages under the age of 18, making repeated references to sex organs and acts?…

The NY Times editorial Rushing Off a Cliff nutshells the new torture bill. Though it’s appalling what was voted through yesterday, it’s far from surprising, considering the paths not taken. A case where the fine and big print in the tea leaves was seen by too many as not a warning but a dandy plan.

Jim Stratton’s Katherine Harris’ secret pal? which appears in the Orlando Sentinel’s political blog Sept 26, is about curious comments supporting Harris that have appeared on some blogss, the question being whether she was outsourcing to India for comment spamming. I posted about receiving some of these comments on the 15th after being hit with…