“Well, Foley is responsible for it, and the voters in Florida, I guess, who elected him. Maybe they should have known better.”

—  William Kristol

http://mediamatters.org/items/200610040006 Responding if Republican house leadership bears any responsibility for failing to properly address inappropriate emails allegedly sent by former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) to an underage male congressional page. (October 4, 2006)
2000s

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