Yesterday's Washington Post piece by Jonathan Weisman [http://www.washingtonpost.com/...]
carries with it massive implications regarding former Congressman Mark Foley's predatory actions.
It may also be the harbinger of the end of Sue Kelly's political career.
It states, for all intents and purposes, that at least one member of the Page Board (there are only two or three on it at any given time), if not more, knew what Foley was up to more than six years ago! While Jim Kolbe is not seeking re-election, Sue Kelly is. And, depending upon how this plays in the press over the next couple of days, it may even force her to withdraw from the race in NY-19 before November 7th.
The article demonstrates that she is--at the very least--grossly negligent and incompetent. And, perhaps, very much incriminated by this latest revelation (if Kolbe communicated with her at the time). Instead, Sunday, perhaps before she even knew the LA Times piece was out, she called for the public to not pass judgement on Denny Hastert [http://www.midhudsonnews.com/...]
until the Ethics Committee's investigation is concluded. Whether she's right or wrong, as far as she's concerned, the facts NOW do allow the public to pass judgement on her.
I now find it hard to believe--and I think the voters of NY-19 will too--that Sue Kelly wasn't aware of the situation, as it occurred during her time as Chair of the Page Board in 2000.
Like a babysitter who's fallen asleep while the parents were out at dinner, no matter WHAT her excuse, the kids were harmed while she was watching them (at the very least, while she was asleep on the job), and it may very well force her to walk away from the House even before any votes are counted. The next two or three days should be quite interesting up in NY-19.
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