This story is breaking all over the place. Now
Americablog is reporting that Shimkus aided and abetted in Mark Foley's "hobby".
Then why is it that on June 6, 2002, well after the kids were warned to stay away from Foley, Shimkus notes approvingly that Foley has spent a lot of time with the Page Class of 2001-2002? This is Shimkus speaking at the page's goodbye ceremony,
MR. SHIMKUS: I thank my colleague. Now someone who spends a lot of time with you also, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley), would like to say a thank you.....
Foley then gets up in front of Shimkus and tells a special little story of how he took one male page to a private dinner in downtown Washington, DC. Put the page in his BMW and "cruised" - Foley's word - to dinner.
There's much more to the story and John Arivosis does an outstanding job laying it out. Shimkus, you're a politically dead man walking.
TOAST!