Just In Time To Gross You Out For Halloween

Do you remember when John Mark Karr admitted to killing JonBenet Ramsey last month, but you knew he really didn't and wondered why the press bought into it? I am experiencing deja vu right now. Today the priest that former representative Mark Foley said molested him came forward just one day later to admit to all the charges. The gentleman in question, Anthony Merceica, is a 72-year old retired priest living in Malta. I hate to say I don't believe him, but I really don't. I think this is an out for Foley. I think the priest was made to come forward because somehow if Foley was molested then it would make everything a little better for his current situation, and of course for the Republican party. With the election looming, it seems like this is the only thing that matters right now. Forget the boys that Foley harassed. All of that is excused once Foley goes through the protocol of going to rehab, admitting he is gay and having the priest come forward that molested him. TRIFECTA! Each one of these steps gets him off the hook a little more. Actually the gay thing still makes him look like a sick monster (to the people that matter) and the only way to nullify that is to bring in somebody even sicker. These people are good, really good. No wonder they have won the last two presidential elections by a negative margin.

**While child molestation is the most heinous crime in the world and should never be blown off, it seems like that is exactly what this situation is trying to do: take the guilt off Foley and put it on someone else. It was extremely hard to write about not believing someone's claims regarding molestation, but in this situation, it just seems too easy to let Foley off the hook if the priest came forward. Not to mention, when in the history of all these Catholic church scandals has a priest come forward so willingly? Even if you think I am a big jerk for writing this, you should at least take a second to think about why this guy would come forward so quickly.