Dirty Rascal Democrats. A Lesson from History

The setting was the early 1980s. Two U.S. Congressmen had been caught in sex scandals, one of whom was involved with same-sex liaisons with a teenage House page. Both of these Congressmen were reprimanded by the House. One, however, was defeated in the next election by the voters back home. The other easily won re-election.

Daniel Crane, R-Ill., had served his district well as a conservative. However, his constituents would not forgive the harm he had done to his family by having an affair with a female who had worked in the congressional offices.

Gerry Studds, D-Mass., although reprimanded by the House, had some 'big gun' support from the Party's elite, such as Ted Kennedy, who came to his defense in spite of having a same-sex liaison with a teenage male page. His district back home saw no problem, and he was re-elected to Congress.

National Review, the conservative/libertarian magazine founded by William F. Buckley is known as much for its humor as its political wisdom. After the election that year, this little item appeared in the margin on one page:

Dads, un-chain your daughters,
But Moms, lock up your sons.
Phil Crane has gone down in defeat,
But Gerry Studds has won.

The only problem was Phil Crane was sent packing. Gerry Studds was almost rewarded for his moral and ethical failures.

Do you note the inconsistency here?

Today, Democrats have sought to make political hay out of the Foley affair. The man has admitted his problem, he admitted he is gay, and he resigned. In a fair world, that should be the end of the story. He is no longer in Congress. What more could be done? The FBI reported today that as of yet they have found absolutely no evidence of any physical contact between Foley and the page in question. Yet, the 'dirty rascal Democrats' won't let the story die.

This is extremely odd given their overwhelming support of Gerry Studds in the midst of a sex scandal with a teenage male page. There were no calls for his resignation, no pressure from the Democrat leadership for him not to run again. Instead he was fully embraced.

The lesson from history concerning the Crane/Studds incidents should highlight what we are dealing with...hypocrites in the Democrat party who obviously have no more concern for the safety and security of House pages than to turn a gay man loose on teenagers.

Obviously, the Dems live by the motto, 'When THEY do it, it is despicable. When WE do it, it is right.'

My question is, do we really want these people running Congress?