Hastert should resign
The scandal surrounding former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) continued to unfold yesterday, with growing demand for accountability among Republican House leadership. Although President Bush publicly stated his support for House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), senior Republicans wondered whether Hastert could or should keep his job in the wake of discovering that Foley sent numerous overtly sexual electronic communications to teenagers who worked as pages in the House of Representatives.
The party is eager to put out the media fire in time for the midterm elections, only five weeks away. Hastert is the logical object of calls for accountability, particularly because he knew about the suggestive emails and did nothing about to address the situation. Among those passing the buck to Hastert was Majority Leader Boehner, who said of Hastert, "In my position, it is in his corner, it is his responsibility." A number of conservative Christian groups, an important part of the GOP base, condemned the House leadership for its inertia. Hastert himself summed it up on Rush Limbaugh's conservative talk show: "If they get to me it looks like they could affect our election as well."
posted by John Good @ 6:33 AM
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Hello John and all,
Christian Political Leadership, Hypocrisy, Duplicity, and Purposeful Evil
The current scandal involving Congressman Foley is merely the latest in an amazingly long list of blatant deception and duplicity by Republicans and the Christian Right in recent years. While bedeviling us all with their holier-than-thou pretenses, they consistently support and/or perform blatant greed and abominable evil. Never forget the extent of their arrogance over the last two decades and especially the last 6 years. It is beyond amazing that Christians continue to blindly support such obviously blatant scoundrels, even as they are repeatedly exposed going against the most basic of human values. The level of hypocrisy and duplicity boggles the mind. There is no longer any doubt, whatsoever, that Christianity is little more than a purposeful deception used by political and religious leaders to dupe, manipulate, and coerce entire populations into giving them wealth and power, which they always use for greed, injustice, and abominable evils.
The actions of Foley and those who covered up for him directly parallel the actions of scores of priests that have raped innocent children, preyed upon others for centuries, and had their actions hidden and abetted by the Vatican. Now, in eerie repetition of Vatican history, we have a power hungry Christian Emperor (GW) working closely with the Vatican and Judeo-Christian aristocrats to lead crusades in the so-called Holy Land. Furthermore, to leave little doubt about the reality of this assessment, the USA, as the new Holy Roman Empire, is about to legalize the torture it has perpetrated in recent years while steadily reversing many of the democratic and civil freedoms that people gained when the Vatican and royalty lost control of their European empire at the turn of the nineteenth century. Now we see them following the same old path of evil as they strive to cement the status of the USA as the latest proxy Vatican empire. Make no mistake about it, the new dark ages are looming on the horizon unless we do something proactive to prevent it.
Remember that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it!
These scum and their ilk have consistently proven that gaining and maintaining power, at any cost, is much more important to them than anything they publicly pronounce. They have so little true concern for the well-being of others that they will say or do anything to take advantage of millions upon millions just to line their own grubby pockets and maintain power. This proves, to anyone with eyes to see, that they couldn't care less about everyone else as long as they get their hands on wealth and power, even if it means pretending to serve the Creator. It is long past time that people stand up for truth and justice and give these scoundrels their due.
This is a direct challenge to Christians to open your eyes and finally understand that you have been duped about the true purpose and nature of Christianity and the deceptive leaders you have blindly followed. How much evil must be done in your names before it finally dawns on you that you have been fooled by the very scoundrels you thought you were and/or would be opposing?
Remember the saying that "the truth will set you (and others) free?" How does "opening one's eyes to the truth" relate to "making the blind see again" or "shining the light" or "illuminating a subject?" Notice the inherent symbolism associated with this supposed New Testament "miracle?"
I know that many have chosen to write me off as some sort of a quack over the last three years. Now that this country and world have sunk to new lows and many of the things I've warned about have occurred, perhaps fewer will be so quick to scoff at things they don't understand. Neither religious followers nor secularists have been 100% correct and most have been dead wrong about much. Perhaps now more will seek true wisdom and cooperate for the good of all before the Bush-Cheney-Vatican cabal revives the dark ages and puts you all in theological torture camps.
Remember:
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good [people] do nothing."
We are all trapped in a web of deception woven with money, religion, and politics. The great evils that bedevil us all will never cease until humanity finally awakens, shakes off these strong delusions, and forges a new path to the future.
Here is Wisdom !!
Peace...
SSH - Ahh. okay, but do you think Hastert should resign?
Isn't it nice that you can post comments?
Unlike at your place, people are allowed to converse here.
I'd go on, but that would be akin to hijacking a thread.
John- The MSM is now spinning it to cover Hastert. With comments like, "The Justice Department has launched a serious investigation. THey have requested the House Attorney that all effects of Foley's office be protected and preserved." "If they are doing this, you know they mean business."
Foley and the Republican misLeadership knew the jig was up Thursday. 6 days to hide/discard evidence. No mention of Foley's residence. "Serious" investigation? Yeah, just like the 911 Omission Commision.
Peace.
http://leftofcentrist.blogspot.com/
go here for the rest of the story...fox news...
A nifty little side story to the Foley affair can be found in this report from a 2003 issue of the St. Petersburg Times.
Robert - Apparently he doesn't like to share with others, either.
A big old hat tip to Chuck for this link:
http://utah.indymedia.org/news/2006/07/16092.php
Looks like pedophilia is a Republican hobby!
Thanks John. Word just out from Reynold's aide that resigned today that he (the aide) told his (Reynold's) aides about Foley THREE YEARS AGO!
John...Sumo here...don't you hate when that happens?!!!
Just stick a pin in him and he'll deflate like a balloon. (which is also full of hot air)
Sumo - Ayup. But I so far I hate word verification worse. That could always change. . .
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