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KharmaTrain

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21. Ask Mark Foley About That...

Mon May 21, 2012, 08:20 AM

May 2012

Firstly, rushpublicans didn't destroy John Edwards...his own arrogance did. Whether what he did was legal or not we'll find out very soon from a jury looking at the facts of the case...not political spin or personal opinions. Bottom line is Edwards knew that having an affair that was discovered would ruin his career...he played with fire and not only burned himself but ruined his family in the process.

Let's not play the false equivelency game...anyone remember Mark Foley? The rushpublican congresscritter who was texting his boyfriends from the House floor and messed around with House pages? Not only did his stupidity cost him his House seat and the rushpublicans the House but he ended up doing time in the slammer. Stupidity and arrogance are non-partisan...

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Why Do Sex Scandals Destroy Democrats But Not Republicans? [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

Magic underwear? pinboy3niner May 2012 #1

magic daipers BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #29

They own the major media. We don't. Scuba May 2012 #2

I believe you are on to something there. BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #30

Good question! Rhiannon12866 May 2012 #3

ALL of them opted not to stand for reelection - pushed by the party to make that decision karynnj May 2012 #51

This is a pretty lousy article cali May 2012 #4

It suggests the media is to blame. jp11 May 2012 #8

I don't think you even read it. This isn't just about Edwards, it's about the disparate treatment leveymg May 2012 #31

I think because Dems have standards and repubs don't? justiceischeap May 2012 #5

This is it. Shadowflash May 2012 #32

Exactly loyalsister May 2012 #42

Scandal now in the courts took out the state GOP House Speaker a woman kickysnana May 2012 #6

Crohn's, Colitis, or Budweiser? alfredo May 2012 #12

crickets librechik May 2012 #48

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We Democrats are not aligned with the religious right zelots... FarPoint May 2012 #9

+1 get the red out May 2012 #27

A small scandal hit Mark Foley and cost the GOP Congress in 2006. Zalatix May 2012 #10

The media won't go after republicans the same way they go after democrats. jp11 May 2012 #11

YEP Cosmocat May 2012 #16

John made the mistake of not stealing enough. The CEOs and Banksters stole SDjack May 2012 #13

Democrats don't see it as something the country should be wasting their time on. liberal N proud May 2012 #14

Two words - JOHN ENSIGN Cosmocat May 2012 #15

Simple. JFN1 May 2012 #17

You don't see that other John on bonniebgood May 2012 #18

Lack of a smear-machine and MSM following along with... JHB May 2012 #19

because scandalized republicans can still create tax loopholes for donors. unblock May 2012 #20

Ask Mark Foley About That... KharmaTrain May 2012 #21

Ooh! I know the answer to this one! Mc Mike May 2012 #22

According to my husband: Ship of Fools May 2012 #23

Oops -- but only if you are an R -- Ship of Fools May 2012 #24

It wasn't the sex it was the money - TBF May 2012 #25

GOP careers destroyed by sex scandals: John Ensign(R), Bob Livingston (R), KurtNYC May 2012 #26

what's david vitter doing today? xchrom May 2012 #28

my own theory is that they have something on every congress person KurtNYC May 2012 #37

+1. Sanford, Ensign, and Craig toughed it out, too. NT. Mc Mike May 2012 #60

Livingston and most of the other GOP members of his committee went down because of bribery scandals leveymg May 2012 #34

Because Republicans, in general, get so little sex... WillParkinson May 2012 #33

See, the part about the 900K 'gift' and the lies to the public and to supporters Bluenorthwest May 2012 #35

Yes. It sucks that Mark Foley will most likely be President one day (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #36

You think? Maybe David Vitter can be his veep? Octafish May 2012 #40

Lol, well said. But not only that, HIS PARTY will protect him. sabrina 1 May 2012 #49

"throw their own to the wolves" karynnj May 2012 #52

I'm not speaking only of Edwards. What about Ron Siegelman, Anthony Weiner? sabrina 1 May 2012 #55

Siegleman really is political prosecution karynnj May 2012 #56

Murder they allow. Octafish May 2012 #53

Takes me back to Meese, Al 'the Drooler' Bloomingdale, and the Vicki Morgan murder. NT. Mc Mike May 2012 #59

A couple of reasons. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #38

Because Democrats are reluctant to use them against the other side treestar May 2012 #39

Because they get extra points for hypocrisy. pnwmom May 2012 #41

What Edwards did was far more serious than anything Bush did. Arugula Latte May 2012 #43

Why even bring that up? Octafish May 2012 #44

Because we expect GOPukers to lie, cheat and steal. Rex May 2012 #45

Because Repukes have a vested interest in seeing LibDemAlways May 2012 #46

Pubs neber admit to any wrong doing libodem May 2012 #47

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Because LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #54

Has anyone mentioned Larry Craig yet? sadbear May 2012 #57

He announced he was going to resign and then took it back and LibDemAlways May 2012 #58