They can't... because their are none. This is still an issue because it's an election year.
I think the Democrats are so upset because they feel betrayed... they thought they had the exclusive market on affairs with teenage boys.
2006-10-07 11:32:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Aaaaaaa so the republicans "cut and ran" (sorry couldn't resist)
Supporting Foley would be political suicide for anyone republican or not
So lets turn the question around, name one person who is supporting Foley who's a democrat
2006-10-07 11:59:11
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answered by tom l 6
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Democrats help Gerry Studds, Barney Frank, Jim McGreevey, Neil Goldschmidt, Sandy Berger, William Jefferson, Billybob Clinton, John Kerry and fat Teddy Kennedy. for this reason, all Democrats are pedophilic, gay prostitutes, with secret gay enthusiasts, who cheat on their better halves, scouse borrow information from the nationwide documents, solicit bribes, rape babies and lie approximately their militia records and approximately throwing undeserved medals over the White domicile wallwhile accusing different militia human beings of conflict crimes, and alcoholic womanizers who're in charge for killing youthful females. U agree?
2016-12-26 12:10:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Bush supports Hastert,, Hastert supported Foley,, only the President and the leader of the Peoples House,,
2006-10-07 11:54:41
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answered by Anonymous
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Republicans Preying on Children and the
Weak is Nothing New
PageGate is less about Rep. Mark Foley sexually harassing minors than the Republican leaders who covered up the abuse and put young boys in danger. But the truth is that Republicans have long been doing the very thing to America's youth that Foley wanted to do to his pages.
Take a look at No Child Left Behind. This legislation was supposed to help students learn with improved oversight and standards. However, Republicans have benefited far more than the children from the political points they accrued from ignorant voters swayed only by the catchy name. Just yesterday, as George Bush made public appearances touting his education agenda to those very people, House Education Committee Ranking Member Rep. George Miller blasted Bush for massive underfunding for the program.
Bush and his Republican Congress have already sold No Child Left Behind short for $40.4 billion less than they promised, and a pending appropriations bill would increase this deficit another $16.4 billion next years, according to Miller.
"Schools, children, and parents simply cannot afford more of the same from Washington Republicans," Miller said. "It is time for a new direction for America, one where we keep our promises to invest fully in schools and children so that they can truly succeed."
Meanwhile, this excellent LA Times op-ed points out that Republican economic policies have also been devastating for millions of America children:
From 2000 to 2005, the number of American children living in poverty went up by 1.3 million, and the likelihood that any given child is poor increased by 9% . . .
There are now more American children without health insurance, as well: From 2004 to 2005 alone, the number of uninsured children went from 7.9 million to 8.3 million children, with the uninsured now accounting for 11.2% of all American children.
The piece goes on to discuss the Republicans' failure to create more, good paying jobs and their refusal to increase the minimum wage. The resulting worsened conditions directly affect the children of poor families.
Then there is this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, noting that Americans are horrified by the allegations against Foley for soliciting minors but generally unconcerned about the recent series of school shootings:
What seems unlikely to be discussed is whether or not America's gun laws and gun culture plays any part in these school tragedies and the 20,000 or so gun deaths in America every year . . .
Gun control is a non-issue in the lead-up to the mid-term congressional elections and the tragedy in that little school house this week will not change that.
The NRA has holds such a strong gag over gun control debate that politicians are absolutely terrified of merely talking about it, even in light of the brutal murders of several young students. The only politician making the news about the story is the Wisconsin Republican who wants to address the problem by giving guns to teachers.
There are a variety of other issues in which Republicans have had no problem hanging our children out to dry. Global Warming has been ignored to promote big business in the present despite serious threats to future generations. Social Security, trade deficits, and the national debt have also been shrugged off, damning the youth of today to incalculable problems tomorrow.
Republicans have a long history of not helping the helpless. Their health care policy is "don't get sick." Their economic policy is "don't be poor." But they will be first in line to stand up for those who need it the least.
It's the same thing with Mark Foley. His Republican brethren cared only about protecting their own, not the greater good, regardless of the costs.
2006-10-07 11:45:48
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answered by Anonymous
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This isn't about the support of Foley. Anybody who would "support" an internet predator would be completely nuts.
This is about who knew what and when. This is about Boehner, Reynolds, Shimkus, Hastert, and whoever else might have known about this problem and took only nominal action.
2006-10-07 11:38:58
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answered by spire2000 2
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Name one democrat who accuses any republican of supporting Foley. It's not about Foley. It's about who supports the republican leadership. You know that.
2006-10-07 11:43:44
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answered by Anonymous
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He was enabled by members of both parties for years according to whichever source you care to believe. Support? He has none at the moment. Members of both parties who were knowledgeable about his conduct (if all this is true) should be punished. If indeed there was foreknowledge of his alleged behavior, the fact that this is sprung on the public just before the election is appalling.
2006-10-07 11:34:53
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answered by Anonymous
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Speaker Hastert, Congressman Tom Reynolds, Congressman John Boener and anyone else who knew about his predatory nature and allowed him to continue his inapprppriate conduct with teenagers all supported him. They allowed him to continue serving in Congress and didnt turn him over to the proper authorities immediately, all becuase they wanted to preserve the Republican control of the government.
2006-10-07 11:32:07
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answered by Anonymous
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I don't support pedophiles either.
Learn about what you say before you say it. You're being awfully generalized and biased... but that's ok. Who really cares what you have to say anyway?
2006-10-08 09:50:26
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answered by ? 5
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His parents, Pres Bush
2006-10-08 02:04:03
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answered by kemchan2 4
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