Foley Does NOT Equal Clinton!

Sorry for the short diary, but this is happening right now -- Republicans are in full scale this morning on cable news trying to equate Clinton's affair with Lewinsky with the behavior of Mark Foley. THIS CANNOT STAND.

Obviously, Clinton's affair was with an intern -- of legal age, a full adult, and it was consenting. It may have been unseemly, but it was consenting between adults.

Mark Foley was preying on PAGES, which are CHILDREN from high school. They are CHILDREN. And Foley's advances were NOT welcome, nothing was consensual. Foley's actions may be sex crimes against children. There is NO comparison between the very sick Mark Foley and Clinton's adult consentual affair. Hit the media now. The FBI had received complaints months in advance. This needs to be HAMMERED in Dem talking points. Don't let Rethugs get away with neutralizing this by invoking Clinton. WE NEED TO STOP THIS *NOW*. More...

Edit: ALSO -- The Republican Leadership (of which Foley was a member) KNEW about Foley's behavior a year in advance. See Hunter's Diary The FBI had received complaints months in advance. This needs to be HAMMERED in Dem talking points. Don't let Rethugs get away with neutralizing this by invoking Clinton.