Foley Follies

Kirk Fordham becomes the latest to fall in the Mark Foley scandal. Fordham is Tom Reynolds' (head of the NRCC) chief of staff, a former aide to Foley and the guy who tried to bribe ABC into holding back the most explicit IMs in exchange for an exclusive interview with the disgraced Congressman. That's kind of a crime, no?

Also, Brian Ross puts to rest the "I question the timing" arguments from the most rabid GOP defenders.

[ABC correspondent Brian] Ross dismissed suggestions by some Republicans that the news was disseminated as part of a smear campaign against Mr. Foley.

“I hate to give up sources, but to the extent that I know the political parties of any of the people who helped us, it would be the same party,” Mr. Ross said, referring to Republicans.

CREW, as Aravosis notes, gave the emails to the FBI the day they got them. So they've been in investigators' hands since at least July.

This won't stop the Limbaughs of the world from speculating, because dishonesty has never stopped them before.

And I keep forgetting to bring your attention to this smackdown by Cliff Schechter.



The defenders of Mark Foley and the GOP just look like fools at this point.