Well my mind is officially blown.

Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida resigned from the U.S. Congress on Friday following reports he sent sexually inappropriate e-mails to underage male congressional interns.

Foley, chairman of the House caucus on missing and exploited children, said he would resign after ABC News reported he sent messages to current and former congressional pages with references to sexual organs and acts.

"Today I have delivered a letter to the Speaker of the House informing him of my decision to resign from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective today," said Foley, who is single, in a statement.

"I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent."

Well that's bull--Foley is only sorry he was caught. Strictly-speaking, Foley is a predatory homosexual--this has little or nothing to do with pedophilia. Gays are like the rest of society--a continuum of solid citizens to creepy dudes. To be perfectly honest, the thing that surprised me the most was that he was a Republican. I guess it a case of every Indians walks single file, at least the one I saw did...

There is some question whether this throws the election over to the Democrats--I honest have no idea what is going on in that district, but I doubt that Foley's behavior has all that much bearing on how people will vote now that he's resigned. The Torrecelli affair in New Jersey was a case in point--once Torrecelli was out of the picture, it became safe to vote Democrat again.

I am just astonished at what public figures think they can get away with. Clinton getting blowjobs in the Oval Office, McGreevey sexual harassing straight men in his administration. How do they figure this will stay under the carpet? Politicians are often incredible narcissists (more so in the Democrat party I think), but the political climate just doesn't allow for major character flaws--George Allen is getting raked over the coals for possibly using the 'N' word 35 years ago.

If you run for office, you have better be Caesar's wife.