All of the Republicans in Congress should resign and be replaced with Democrats because of Foley's actions.

It's hard to imagine a more ridiculous concept, but it is apparently the only one that will please the Democrats - I wonder why that is . . . . . . If this same standard where held to the Democrats . . .but wait, I digress towards logic.

The reality is that the man responsible for this situation has resigned.  What actions should be taken to prosecute/punish him remains to be determined.  Should Foley be punished for his despicable actions - most emphatically, YES!

Should Hastert resign?  Let's take a momet to ask . . . Why?   Did he intentionally hide the actions of Foley?  No.  Did he take the appropriate action based what information that he knew at that time to be true and complete?  Yes- and furthermore what in his past would give anyone reason to question his veracity about this issue?

That is what this "resignation" issue centers on.  Is Hastert a man of integrity or not?  Does he have a history of lying about matters of grave importance?

Not to my knowledge!

So why should we punish an honest man who had nothing to do with the actions of a guilty man?  What exactly are the facts?

Hastert was made aware of e-mails Foley exchanged in 2005, but it was determined that while they were "over friendly," they did not include overtly sexual references. Foley was instructed to stop making contact with the pages and he said he would.

The Media also learned about the same e-mails the House Republicans learned of last year. But they deemed them too innocuous to merit coverage, including one media outlet that decided the e-mails were nothing more than "friendly chit-chat."

It was not until last week that someone provided ABC News with copies of the instant messages Foley had exchanged with another teenage page in 2003. Those messages did contain sexual references unlike the e-mails that Hastert, the media and others knew about.

Hastert issued a statement on Monday that declared: ‘The instant messages, reportedly between Congressman Foley and a former page sent in 2003, are vile and repulsive to me, and to my colleagues. No one in the Republican leadership, not [Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., who chairs a board of House members overseeing the page program], saw those messages until last Friday when ABC News released them to the public (emphasis added). When they were released, Congressman Foley resigned. And I'm glad he did; if he had not, I would have demanded his expulsion from the House of Representatives.”

Should Hastert resign?  Not in my opinion

What do you think, America?