Mark Foley and the Upcoming Elections

Like Paris Hilton and humidity the Mark Foley story has not gone away regardless of how much I try to ignore it. But what's happening now is that the Republican party is peddling the story that they may lose in the upcoming mid-term elections because of him.

Uh...NO!

Look, as a hard-core Democrat I want Republicans to lose seats in Congress, no question - but don't blame it on Foley. That's not a good reason for the Republicans to lose seats - they should lose seats based on the debacle in Iraq, the increased terrorist threat, our ever-diminishing diplomatic power, the lack of adequate health care, increased prescription prices, increased governmental corruption, ever-increasing infringements on personal freedoms, and a plethora of other important issues.

Having said that, does my being amused by the following make me a bad person?:

"WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 — Tax-cutters are calling evangelicals bullies. Christian conservatives say Republicans in Congress have let them down. Hawks say President Bush is bungling the war in Iraq. And many conservatives blame Representative Mark Foley’s sexual messages to teenage pages.

With polls showing Republican control of Congress in jeopardy, conservative leaders are pointing fingers at one other in an increasingly testy circle of blame for potential Republican losses this fall. "

Here's the whole story: NYT - Republican Woes Lead to Feuding by Conservatives