Foley Blitzkreig hits the Hill at holiday time

For a limey the speed of legal process in the US can be breathtaking. It was 7/7/2005 when 52 civilians were bombed to death in London and and inquiry hasn't been been set-up!

The House has at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's, (D-California) request passed HR 0165 IH ...

"Whereas these charges demand immediate investigation, including when the emails were sent, who knew of the emails, whether there was a pattern of inappropriate activity by Mr. Foley involving email or other contacts with pages, when the Republican leadership was notified, and what corrective action was taken once officials learned of any improper activity; and .....

Resolved, That--

(1) the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct are directed to immediately appoint a Subcommittee, pursuant to Rule 19 of the Rules of the Committee, to fully and expeditiously determine the facts connected with Representative Foley's conduct and the response thereto; and

(2) the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Standards are further directed to make a preliminary report within ten days."

Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Washington) and Ranking Minority Member Howard Berman (D-California) of the House Ethics Committee has issued 2 statements.Here and Here

The sub-committee has opened an expansive investigation approving nearly over 40 (so far) subpoenas for witnesses and documents.Reps. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, and Judith Biggert, R-Ill.,(whose constituency is next to Hastert's) will assist in the investigation.

A former page, Tyson Vivyan, now 26, is reported by AP from Atlanta to have been sent sexually suggestive computer messages in 1997 (when he was 17 and ceased being a page), from an anonymous sender with the screen name MAF54.... who turned out to be Foley (His initials and year of birth 1954). Vivyan has been interviewed by the FBI.(the law outlawing sexual solicitation online defines a minor as anyone under 18,)

O'Reilly on Fox video interview with Tyson Vivyan and Courtney Fine here

According to Vivyan apparently the pages referred to him in a running joke by the "moniker", FFF .. Foley the Fag from Florida, it wasn't stated that there were any copies of the Instant Messages that were sent.

As a result of the approach Vivyan, a self described politically savvy guy agreed to meet up with Foley and another page and shared a Pizza and coke.... he formed the opinion Foley had other things in mind.

Just the sort of thing that Mr & Mrs Red State Middle America want to hear/read about.

Let's just hope that Mr Foley in his alcoholics hideout - apparently he was rarely seen with a drink - is on a suicide watch. Don't want him suicided with a shot through the back of his head like that Foster guy.

UPDATE

ABC news has further stories from pages ..."Three More Former Pages Accuse Foley of Online Sexual Approaches"
In response to sam_m's comment here is a frame from the Fox O'Reilly fillum showing Fooley described (D-FL) - well spotted!