Sic Semper Tyrannis

I generally dislike commenting on scandals and other events that are already sufficiently plastered all over the press, but I cannot resist this one:

Senior US politicians have called for a full inquiry into the conduct of former Congressman Mark Foley, who is accused of improper contact with staff.

When confronted last week with sexually suggestive messages he had sent to boys, the Florida Republican resigned.

The FBI is examining the messages to see if any law has been broken.

Mr Foley - a member of the House of Representatives caucus on missing and exploited children - apologised when announcing his resignation on Friday.

Some messages were sexually explicit and at least one of the recipients was only 16 years old.

Wow. A member of the caucus on missing and exploited children is a pedo! This kind of irony is too rich to be fully accidental ... perhaps there is some effect here where our political system selects for the depraved?

And sadly, the incident isn't really "isolated" in the political sense:

The scandal has led to accusations that senior Republicans may have been aware of the communications but decided to ignore them.

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It has emerged that Mr Foley's behaviour had been known about for some time by senior colleagues, including the party's leader in the House.

They are now arguing about how much they knew - but the Democrats and some Republicans have called for the party's Congressional leaders to step down.

Shameful. What a pit of vipers.

Wikipedia has more incriminating details.