Reynolds' chief Fordham, thrown to the wolves, won't be going quietly

[BurtWorm]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/top_gop_staffer.html

The chief of staff for Republican Congressman Tom Reynolds, Kirk Fordham, resigned after questions were raised about his role in the handling of the congressional page scandal, according to Republican sources on Capitol Hill.

Those sources said Fordham, a former chief of staff for Congressman Mark Foley, had urged Republican leaders last spring not to raise questionable Foley e-mails with the full Congressional Page Board, made up of two Republicans and a Democrat.

"He begged them not to tell the page board," said one of the Republican sources.

People familiar with Fordham's side of the story, however, said Fordham was being used as a scapegoat by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

They said Fordham had repeatedly warned Hastert's staff about Foley's "problem" with pages, but little was done....

[skypilot]

1. according to Republican sources

Hmmm. Enough said.

[BootinUp]

3. according to the hatchet man....

[ellenfl]

2. i hope fordham saved copies of his im's to hastert. eom

[watrwefitinfor]

4. Popcorn, dammit, more popcorn!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Nothing like the smell of Republicans eating their own in the morning. (Or whenever.)

Wat

[yellowcanine]

5. Oh yeah. Knives are being sharpened. The Repubs are going to the

mattresses. It ain't going to be pretty but it will be beautiful.