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Foley mill
Oct. 5th, 2006 03:53 pmIf you've ever made large amounts of jam, you know what a Foley Mill™ is. It's saucepan with a crank inside with a paddle and a sieve for a bottom. Put your fruit mash in it and crank it through to make smooth apple butter or pear butter.
See where we're heading? The whole Mark Foley mess is in the mill, and we are seeing what drips out. It hasn't jelled yet.
We wonder at Mr Hastert's claims that ABC had some political motivation in releasing the Foley emails when it did. Mere weeks ago, ABC was the conservative darling when they stood up to Bill Clinton himself and showed a blatantly slanted version of the Path to 9/11. They were the tool of Michael Eisner, now they are the tool of George Soros? You can't have it both ways, Dennis!
What about the claim that the Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington was irresponsible in their handling of the emails. Hang on! They turned them over to the FBI upon receiving them. One would think turning them over to the press at a time when one expects an FBI investigation would hamper that investigation. From here, it looks like they did the responsible thing. The fact that the FBI is only now starting an investigation seems strange. What did the FBI do with the emails last July when CREW turned them over?
The only thing that is clear is that it the mill is still cranking. And the Republican Party is in a real jam.
See where we're heading? The whole Mark Foley mess is in the mill, and we are seeing what drips out. It hasn't jelled yet.
We wonder at Mr Hastert's claims that ABC had some political motivation in releasing the Foley emails when it did. Mere weeks ago, ABC was the conservative darling when they stood up to Bill Clinton himself and showed a blatantly slanted version of the Path to 9/11. They were the tool of Michael Eisner, now they are the tool of George Soros? You can't have it both ways, Dennis!
What about the claim that the Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington was irresponsible in their handling of the emails. Hang on! They turned them over to the FBI upon receiving them. One would think turning them over to the press at a time when one expects an FBI investigation would hamper that investigation. From here, it looks like they did the responsible thing. The fact that the FBI is only now starting an investigation seems strange. What did the FBI do with the emails last July when CREW turned them over?
The only thing that is clear is that it the mill is still cranking. And the Republican Party is in a real jam.
