Somebody more perceptive than I am, please tell me why this incident is enough to warrant a Congressman's resignation? Seriously, do we live in an age where every interaction between an older person and an unrelated younger one takes on some sort of freaky sexual connotations? Why do we jump to that conclusion, when these e-mails have obvious innocent explanations? Seriously, people need to chill out.
Update, 10/2: It would appear that Foley actually did have some inappropriate things to say to former pages over IM. Like Barzelay, I'm wondering why such contacts between an obviously competent 16-year-old and a non-attached congressman are so inappropriate, given that your average 16-year-old is perfectly able to consent or not consent (as was the case here), but that's for another post.
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I didn't see anyone holding a gun to Foley's head to resign (which doesn't necessarily mean that no one is). He should have simply taken the time to explain the innocence behind the emails - certainly there are many perfectly logical explanations. To me, the fact that he was so quick to resign raises more questions than the emails themselves.
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