Investigate The Pages?!

Denny Hastert, it turns out, reached out to ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh. He wanted him to head up an overhaul of the page program, but it's not going to happen now, for the time being anyway.

This will be spun as Pelosi refusing an investigation into Foley, but that wasn't what was being proposed at all by Hastert. Instead, he wants to investigate that page program--in other words, the young men and women who were victimized.

Isn't that just like the Republicans? Don't investigate the allegations, investigate the whistle-blower. Don't go after the leaker, go after the targets or the journalists.

The people who need investigating are Foley, and the leadership that hid his crimes and continue to call them "over-friendly" emails. (Since when was sexual harassment considered friendly?") This would not have done that.

•  According to CNN...

  Pelosi's staff have denied that she went against Hastert on appointing Freeh.

  by Arken on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:24:15 PM PDT

  •  Maybe Freeh refused

    to accept the appointment?

    by lysias on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:27:49 PM PDT

    •  I don't know.

      Dana Bash said that Hastert's people claimed Pelosi nixed it and Pelosi's people denied it.

      by Arken on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:28:59 PM PDT

      •  There's a front-page article now confirming

        that Pelosi nixed the arrangement, and explaining why she did.

        by lysias on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:35:23 PM PDT

        •  Contact Ethics Committee With What You Know

          If you have first hand knowledge of any part of any House member or staffs involvement with the Foley matter please let the Ethics committee know immediately. Findings may be made as early as next week.

          Contact both the Chairman and the Ranking Member:

          Doc Hastings, Washington, Chairman
          Howard L. Berman, California  Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
          Suite HT-2, The Capitol
          Washington, D.C. 20515-6328

          202-225-7103

          Be polite in responding. First hand accounts are preferred.  Request that they acknowledge receipt of your information.  Ask for a copy of all reports they release regarding your information.  Give them permission to: 1) take your information under oath and 2) forward your information to the FBI.

          by ca democrat on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:53:03 PM PDT

  •  Good for CNN.

    A GOP leadership aide told CNN that Hastert was going to ask former FBI Director Louis Freeh to examine the congressional page system and recommend how to improve the program.

    Still, I hope she objected to what was being proposed, if not who. Look at what he's saying. This isn't about "Improving the page system." It's about not covering up for predators, it's about not telling the Democratic representative to the panel what all the Republicans knew.

    by DJ Adequate on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:31:07 PM PDT

•  Republican Word Problems. [tip jar]

  They think as long as they say "Investigate" people will ignore the detail of what they are investigating. Just like they say "Accept Responsibility" and hope people ignore the fact that no consequences ever follow.

  by DJ Adequate on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:27:41 PM PDT

  •  Now it's on the front page

    Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed.

    by DJ Adequate on Thu Oct 05, 2006 at 12:33:25 PM PDT