[T]he Republicans have really made Mark Foley into a decency wars’ casualty. That’s one of the things that the Religious Right and the Republicans have done, is made us hypersensitive to these issues, particularly anything involving the internet. And along comes this Republican, who God knows was in charge of keeping kids safe on the internet, and he gets caught up in this stuff. I’m not saying people would not have reacted as strongly without what the Religious Right has done, but there’s no question we’re much more sensitive about these issues now. The other thing is, honestly, if you are the Holier Than Thou Party, and then you come along and blow it like this, the problem is the wrath of the fooled. I think what’s really happening with Mark Foley is that people are jumping up and down as much about hypocrisy as they are about anything else.
October 17, 2006 5:51 AM