Foley isn't the first questionable character shielded by Rep Tom Reynolds

For Republicans, it's all about the winning.

Foley isn't the first questionable character NRCC head Rep. Reynolds has tried to keep around.

You may or may not have come across the story of Rep. Don Sherwood who, at 64, is accused of choking and beating his 29 year old mistress to the point that she called 9-11.

How does this relate to Foley?

The party has shown loyalty in return by retaining Sherwood as the chairman of the Incumbent Retention Committee, the chief fund-raising arm of the Congressional Republicans, despite the publicity over his relationship with Ore.

Sherwood has shown a knack for helping his GOP colleagues win elections.

That post is held under the DRCC which just happens to be chaired by Rep. Reynolds. So, Reynolds stomached a mistress beater and a cybermolester and both just happened to be notoriously good fundraisers. Funny that.

(Huge credit to Americablog (which has been on fire throughout Foley) for digging this out.)