Okay, all you need to know about this one is that the redcoats are losing their goddamn minds. They’re reaching with all they’ve got, and hoping to take Democrats down with them.

Eleven House Republicans on Thursday told Democratic leaders they want them to appear before the House Ethics Committee to answer questions about what they may have known — and failed to disclose — about former Rep. Mark Foley’s communications with congressional pages.

Led by Rep. Jack Kingston (Ga.), vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, the group sent letters to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) and Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean. The Republicans say Democrats shouldn’t be absolved from answering questions about the scandal, especially in light of suspicions that the crisis was orchestrated as a political move to harm Republicans.

Two things should be blaringly obvious.

One is that there is no indication that Democrats had a clue this was going on, as not one person involved has actually implicated a Democrat. They’re all pointing at Reynolds, Shimkus, Alexander, Boehner, and Hastert. Not one Dem.

The other is that the “suspicions” are entirely coming from Hastert and Sean Hannity. No one has answered the simple question of “if it’s true that it was orchestrated, how in the hell did any democrats find out about this?” We’ve had roughly 10 names in this whole thing, counting Foley himself, all of whom are reds.

I can predict a “chain of events”. See, they’re claiming that the “liberal media” had a hold of this and sat on it (despite FOX also having it and also doing nothing) simply to make the republicans look bad come election season. Thus, the evil liberal media led by George Soros sent it to democrats for no good reason, and they all agree to wait.

That sound you hear in the distance is the GOP leadership’s shoulders dislocating from reaching too hard.

Then there’s this little doozie:

This sad episode should not be a partisan issue. It reflects poorly on the Congress as a whole and weakens the trust of the American people. In order to restore that trust we must complete this investigation in a thorough and non-partisan fashion.

Of course it’s a partisan issue. Everyone involved is a republican, there’s no substantial evidence that any non-republicans had anything to do with it. If this was a Democratic scandal, you can bet your ass every republican on the Hill would be screaming about how it’s proof that Democrats are perverts and moral degenerates and they protect moral degenerates. Any suggestion that the pious right had any involvement would result in a furor, with Hannity/Rush/FOX/Savage/etc all getting on the air and railing the liberals for trying to drag innocents down with them.

The reds are desparate to pull Democrats into the muck with them, and for some reason no one is yelling about how completely illogical it is. Sorry guys, you did this. You dug your grave, now get down there.

Okay, all you need to know about this one is that the redcoats are losing their goddamn minds. They’re reaching with all they’ve got, and hoping to take Democrats down with them.

Eleven House Republicans on Thursday told Democratic leaders they want them to appear before the House Ethics Committee to answer questions about what they may have known — and failed to disclose — about former Rep. Mark Foley’s communications with congressional pages.

Led by Rep. Jack Kingston (Ga.), vice chairman of the House Republican Conference, the group sent letters to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) and Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean. The Republicans say Democrats shouldn’t be absolved from answering questions about the scandal, especially in light of suspicions that the crisis was orchestrated as a political move to harm Republicans.

Two things should be blaringly obvious.

One is that there is no indication that Democrats had a clue this was going on, as not one person involved has actually implicated a Democrat. They’re all pointing at Reynolds, Shimkus, Alexander, Boehner, and Hastert. Not one Dem.

The other is that the “suspicions” are entirely coming from Hastert and Sean Hannity. No one has answered the simple question of “if it’s true that it was orchestrated, how in the hell did any democrats find out about this?” We’ve had roughly 10 names in this whole thing, counting Foley himself, all of whom are reds.

I can predict a “chain of events”. See, they’re claiming that the “liberal media” had a hold of this and sat on it (despite FOX also having it and also doing nothing) simply to make the republicans look bad come election season. Thus, the evil liberal media led by George Soros sent it to democrats for no good reason, and they all agree to wait.

That sound you hear in the distance is the GOP leadership’s shoulders dislocating from reaching too hard.

Then there’s this little doozie:

This sad episode should not be a partisan issue. It reflects poorly on the Congress as a whole and weakens the trust of the American people. In order to restore that trust we must complete this investigation in a thorough and non-partisan fashion.

Of course it’s a partisan issue. Everyone involved is a republican, there’s no substantial evidence that any non-republicans had anything to do with it. If this was a Democratic scandal, you can bet your ass every republican on the Hill would be screaming about how it’s proof that Democrats are perverts and moral degenerates and they protect moral degenerates. Any suggestion that the pious right had any involvement would result in a furor, with Hannity/Rush/FOX/Savage/etc all getting on the air and railing the liberals for trying to drag innocents down with them.

The reds are desparate to pull Democrats into the muck with them, and for some reason no one is yelling about how completely illogical it is. Sorry guys, you did this. You dug your grave, now get down there.