Moral High Ground

Let's face it, a blow-job from an adult (albeit dim) young woman and a campaign to promote stability and commitment amongst Gay Folks just isn't as bad as looting for lobbyists or enabling cruising of teenagers for congressmen, to say nothing about arranging the death of 2,800 US servicepeople and 100,000+ Iraqis.

A new poll by Newsweek indicated the Foley scandal was doing significant damage to the Republicans' political fortunes and could sink their chances of holding onto control of Congress on Election Day, Nov. 7. The poll found that 52 percent of Americans, including 29 percent of Republicans, believe Hastert was aware of Foley's Internet communications with underage pages and tried to cover up Foley's actions. More of those polled, 42 percent, now say they trust Democrats to do a better job handling moral values than Republicans; 36 percent favored Republicans on the values question.