52-year-old Republican Sexually Accosts 16-year-old Boy.

[mhatrw]

I don't know about you, but that grosses me out regardless of gender.

[spooked]

1. Yeah...I wouldn't call him a pedophile, but he was PREYING on the poor kid

VERY BAD

[karlrschneider]

2. How? The kid had gone home from D.C. No longer working at the

Capitol. I sure as hell don't want to be seen defending Foley because there's plenty of stuff to nail him with but I don't exactly get what horrible thing this internet chat thing actually is. Have I
missed some incident where he attempted to actually entice the kid into some sexual encounter?...that would be different but nobody has suggested it happened...that I've seen. I was propositioned dozens (probably hundreds) of times when I was 16 - by both men and women. I just said "no thanks" and went
on my way...sure didn't continue to carry on an extended conversation with them.

[mhatrw]

4. Yes, it's the kid's fault for not rebuffing the 52-year-old's advances.

Of course ...

[newsguyatl]

5. i concur

but seems we're a small minority here

[John Gauger]

3. Wow. That's quite a headline.