Thank you, Lois, for speaking out so forcefully and eloquently about these issues. Too often, the media's "horse race" coverage drowns out discussion of what really matters. You've focused our attention back where it needs to be.

by mbieber (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 2 comments) on Thursday, Oct 5, 2006 at 9:15:51 PM

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Let me begin by saying my heart goes out to the families of those Amish girls killed by that lunatic and pedophile. It is events of this nature that show the real face of courage in this country. Those little girls accepted their fate with courage. Just tonight it was said on the news that the oldest one volunteered to be shot first so that the younger ones might live. How many people in this goddess-forsaken country could find that much courage within themselves? Please let them know, if you can, that the heart of this big old bear goes out to them all in their time of grief. I wish I lived in Pennsylvania. I'd vote for you in a heartbeat! Like you, I find the possibility of a long-term cover-up of harrassment and abuse by Foley to be beyond reprehensible. If it is proved that Hastert was complicit in a cover-up, he needs to be kicked out of congress pronto! Further, he needs to be charged as an accessory to the crimes of Foley. All who were complicit in this orgy of institutionalized mendacity need to pay with the loss of their seat in congress. That also goes for any Democrats who were privvy to the information, yet did nothing until it served their political needs (if any in fact, were privvy). I will wish the best for you, as it is all I can do. Blessed be! Pappy

by Pappy (61 articles, 0 quicklinks, 11 diaries, 860 comments [5 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Oct 6, 2006 at 3:17:58 AM

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Try to be seen when you speak your words. People can 'see' the truth, and what's real, and who is... much better when they can see you in person. Seeing Foley's 'submissively' pursed lips, and looking at Hastert's.....well, there is nothing trivial about 'sensing evidence'. It turns mere 'Believing' into a lot of 'Knowing'! Your body holds more truth than any philosophy, or otherwise 'theory'. Katrin

by Katrin R. (3 articles, 0 quicklinks, 13 diaries, 657 comments [15 recommended, 0 rejected]) on Friday, Oct 6, 2006 at 4:34:04 AM

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How does hiding an evil act to save a repub. seat, and then accepting responsibility all the while blaming the Democrats for outing the story, and for keeping it going, add up to integrity? Tell me where integrity comes in? I understand that denny is a nice old man, a personable man etc. What he did was wrong. The first warning of the e-mails should have rung a bell, enough to at least report it to the democrat in charge of the Pages. The whole Senate most likely knew of the sick ways of foley, as it's being reported. Ex-foleyate them all.

by Pat Herrick (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 169 comments) on Friday, Oct 6, 2006 at 12:25:36 PM

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