The GOP Is the Problem, Not Foley
By John Nichols

Too much focus on Foley draws attention from the real scandal. Yet,
even Democrats are having trouble getting beyond the salacious details
of one man's sad story.

Unfortunately, it appears those of us who have argued that the current
ruckus on Capitol Hill is not a Mark Foley Scandal but a Republican
Congressional Leadership Scandal may be losing the debate.

A week after Foley's political career imploded -- after details of his
emails and instant messages to teenage congressional pages began to
surface -- the fascination with the former congressman seems actually
to be on the rise. Thursday's New York Times features a lengthy profile
of Foley beginning on its front page today, while talk radio and the
blogosphere are abuzz with discussion of every new salacious detail
about a politician who until last Thursday was barely known outside the
precincts of central Florida and a few blocks of Washington, DC. My
most amusing progressive radio show on the dial, Stephanie Miller's
morning program, features daily reports on "La Cage Aux Foley."