Boehner and Reynolds said their offices learned of the Foley e-mails months ago from Rep. Rodney Alexander (R), who sponsored the page from his northeastern-Louisiana district.
"Rodney Alexander brought to my attention the existence of the e-mails between Mark Foley and a former page of Mr. Alexander’s," Reynolds said yesterday. "Despite the fact that I had not seen the e-mails in question, and Mr. Alexander told me that the parents didn’t want the matter pursued, I told the speaker of the conversation Mr. Alexander had with me."
I’ve been thinking about this Foley thing. Who cares if the parents didn’t want the matter pursued? Their anonymnity and that of their son could be maintained. That’s a reasonable request. But it’s not for them to decide that a U.S. Congressman who made sexual gestures toward their underage son who was a page in Congress shouldn’t be thoroughly investigated and/or prosecuted…
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