I wish it was mind-boggling, but it's not

Isn’t this just too damn perfect that Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida, founder and co-chair of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, has today resigned over sexually explicit internet messages he was sending to current and former congressional pages under the age of 18, making repeated references to sex organs and acts?

Foley said in his resignation statement,

I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent.

CNN has:

According to GOP sources, Foley is concerned there may be other potential politically damaging e-mails or information out there and has concluded it’s best not to run again for office.

Man that was fast. Americablog was where I first saw news of the emails yesterday.

His page at the House has three headlines. The first is on his seeking assurances on FEMA trailer prices for hurricane victims. The other two?

7/21/2006
FOLEY CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON – Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL), Co-chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus, applauded Senate passage of legislation he authored and introduced overhauling our nation’s sex offender registration and notification laws.

7/11/2006
FOLEY INTRODUCES SWEEPING LEGISLATION ATTACKING INTERNET CHILD PORN INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON – {Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) introduced legislation last night along with Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) that goes after the Internet child porn industry and for the first time would hold credit card companies and Internet service providers accountable if they knowingly facilitate child pornography.

Click on the Children issues link at Foley’s house site and one finds a whole page of hurrahs for him, including,

Over the years, Mark also has worked closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and John Walsh (host of Fox TV’s America’s Most Wanted) on a variety of child protection programs. Among the latest of these is a program designed to show children how to protect themselves from online predators.

Too bad this isn’t mind-boggling.