| Sunday, October 01, 2006 |
| Foley's 'a wreck' ... film at 11 |
From Sunday's Palm Beach Post:
Mark Foley spent decades crafting a careful public image, one that was shattered Friday with revelations of Foley's sexually explicit Internet conversations with teenage boys.
His political career in tatters, the now-former congressman went into seclusion, leaving his friends to wonder: Who is Mark Foley?
Rumors that Foley is gay have swirled around him for years. Many believe it was one of the worst-kept secrets in Florida and Washington.
In 2003, during his brief run for the U.S. Senate, he was asked about his sexual orientation. He refused to answer and has not publicly addressed the question since.
But on Friday, whether Foley was a homosexual or a heterosexual no longer seemed to matter.
His sudden resignation as a Congressman, a position he loved, came only hours after he was confronted with e-mails and AOL instant messages he had exchanged with a pair of teenage boys. ABC News since has reported that as many as five boys — all congressional pages — have come forward.
Foley left Washington on Saturday for an undisclosed location. He is said to be an emotional wreck. His older sister, Donna, who always has been by his side during his political campaigns, is with him.
Mark Foley is obviously a very troubled individual. He also must know that it doesn't end here. With as many as five teenaged boys making accusations, he is in almost certain legal jeopardy. And then there's the backlash form his party, whom he has screwed out of a seat that was supposed to be safe -- forcing the party to find another candidate, contest his seat with his name still on the ballot, and spend national campaign money that hadn't been intended for Florida.
Nice going, Mark.
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