The Drudge Report is now reporting that the AOL Instant Messenger exchanges dooming ex-Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) were part of an online prank.
This prank reportedly went awry when the messages fell into the hands of political operatives for the other side. Apparently, Drudge has confirmation from at least two sources so who knows what the truth of all this will be.
Curiouser and curiouser, although I'd certainly like to say that this is sort of the things that can happen when you trust kids with access to power. Bloody immature kids! I feel like asking a form of the question that the Marine general asked in Full Metal Jacket: "What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?"
I certainly don't expect a "Jungian thing" response, and I'm certainly not laughing.
Posted by Country Pundit at October 5, 2006 02:23 PM | TrackBackI'm pretty sure he wouldn't have resigned over something that was an utter fraud. A lot of things Drudge prints can be taken with a pinch of salt.
But yeah, it's not important at all that the guy who was in charge of writing laws to keep underage boys out of the hands of creepy old guys was a creepy old guy on the prowl for underage boys. Whatever.
Posted by: Ed Hauser at October 7, 2006 02:15 AM