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Will Foley turn to Scientology?

Via BoingBoing and citynoise.org:
So, apparently Foley has gone to a detox center in Clearwater, Fl. What’s in Clearwater? Scientologists! So, I followed my intuition and did a little Googling, thinking perhaps Foley is drying out with the Sea Org there. This is what I uncovered:
“FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN ACCEPTS SCIENTOLOGY AWARD
On May 24, 2003, the “Clearwater Business [...]

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Rehab isn’t Repentance

When one is a public figure who has behaved badly and been caught, the standard strategy seems to be to check into rehab after making a tearful confession about alcohol or drug addiction. Mark Foley is no exception. Just like Mel Gibson, the predictable cry of “I’m an addict and am going to [...]

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Predatorgate: Sick, Sick, Sick

Plausible deniability on Hastert’s part?  I think so, since Foley was warned to behave appropriately with pages.  Of course, Ann Coulter is convinced it’s all a big political ploy timed deliberately to make the Republicans look bad just before the election.
The Republicans look bad because they consistently chose to overlook the problem that Foley posed [...]

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Hastert and Reynolds: Too late for damage control

The political blame-tossing between Tom Reynolds and Dennis Hastert over Mark Foley’s foolishness is becoming a partisan political morass.
While these guys toss blame back and forth at each other over not doing something sooner, the real issues are being buried under a rock.
Let’s be clear here: The author and champion of legislation intended to [...]

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