Update: Shortly after posting this, CNN reported that Foley has stated that he is no longer seeking re-election. So, I guess there isn't anything to decide -- creepy, it is. See:
Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-MailsGOP Members Knew Of Rep. Foley's Emails To Minors For Months...
ABC News reports: Sixteen-Year-Old Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman
A 16-year-old male former congressional page concerned about the appropriateness of an e-mail exchange with [Congressman Mark Foley] alerted Capitol Hill staffers to the communication....
The concerned young man alerted congressional staffers to the e-mails. In one e-mail, the former page writes to a staffer, "Maybe it is just me being paranoid, but seriously. This freaked me out."
Foley's office acknowledges that Foley wrote the e-mails to the young man but says they were completely innocent and that Foley is at most guilty of being "too friendly and too engaging" with young people.
The e-mails were sent from Foley's personal AOL account, and the exchange began within weeks after the page finished his program on Capitol Hill. In one, Foley writes, "did you have fun at your conference…what do you want for your birthday coming up…what stuff do you like to do."
In another Foley writes, "how are you weathering the hurricane…are you safe…send me an email pic of you as well…"
The young man forwarded that e-mail to a congressional staffer saying it was "sick sick sick sick sick."
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