From Foley's Web Site March 06, 2005:

Several conservative national groups have praised Mark for fighting to protect children, seniors and veterans, controlling federal spending, protecting Second Amendment rights, promoting fiscal responsibility and providing real tax relief to hard-working Americans. The National Taxpayers Union, National Rifle Association (NRA), John Walsh and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Businesses are just a few of the many organizations that have praised Mark's efforts.

Mark plays a powerful role on the Ways and Means Committee by reforming the tax code, providing tax relief, expanding trade while protecting Florida's farmers, seeking solutions to save Social Security, shoring up Medicare, reforming welfare and fighting child exploitation.

In addition to his committee assignments, Mark serves as Chairman of the Entertainment Industry Task Force, Co-Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus and Co-Chairman of the Travel and Tourism Caucus.

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He also helped Attorney General John Ashcroft write legislation to ban "virtual child pornography" and introduced legislation to ban "child erotica" websites.

Read that again:

• Foley was co-chair of the Missing and Exploited Children's caucus.

• Foley had a "powerful position" on the Ways and Means committee, giving him significant influence on policies that could affect child exploitation.  

• Foley, the Instant Messaging Master(bator), helped write legislation about "child erotica" and "virtual child pornography." One wonders how much research he did on the topic. Perhaps he was given this juicy assignment due to his first-hand knowledge of child exploitation?  

All the while, Hastert and the White House legal department kept his extracurricular activities hush-hush - because maintaining their power was more important to them than watching out for our kids.

There's really not much I can add to this, except to wonder if Foley chose those committees to paper over his real life as an abuser of children, in which he used his power over the children entrusted to his care to rob them of their innocence, their sense of trust, and their safety.