Foley begins to metastatize

Just some stray bits on Foley I found interesting.

The Moonie Washington Times calls for Hastert's resignation.

Brian Ross, who has been the main breaker of the underlying story, made a cryptic statement on the ABC Nightly News, "We’re hearing quite a bit from former pages. They’re sending us all sorts of messages about possible other members." (Think the Republicans are promising perks for pages to report Dems?)

After an initial denial, Hastert is trying to minimize his knowledge saying it was brought to him as a "campaign issue," (Note the Reaganesque "I don't recall.)

While Reynolds is trying to present that he played it straight, "“I did what most of us would have done in the workplace.... I heard something, I took it to my supervisor.”

Glenn Greenwald makes a very interesting connection that Rep. Tom Reynolds' Chief of Staff appears to have been trying to bargain with ABC to keep them from publishing the IM's. (Americablog confirms.)

Line of the day from Craig Crawford. When asked if the Republians are prepared to throw Hastert under the bus, Crawford replied,
"if he'll fit."