Foley Isn't Fooling Me

I try not to get blatantly political on this blog but I've been watching all the television reports about that creepy former congressman Mark Foley for days now and have been sickened. I just about lost my lunch today when I read on the Web that his attorney was telling the world that his client "wants you to know he is a gay man." Oh, great. Just what we need. If Foley had been sending inappropriate e-mails and instant messages (and God knows what else) to female teen congressional pages would the attorney have stated that yes, his client is straight? I don't think so. Foley appears to me to be a pedophile. He gives gay a bad name and having his attorney tell the world that he is a homosexual (as some sort of explanation for his illegal behavior), makes it harder for gay people to fight this misguided notion about them that some ignorant people often have.
If he is gay, why did this creep find it necessary to prey on teens? If he wanted to stay closeted, he could have had anonymous sex in alleys like Jim McGreevey. I just hope that readers of "Out in Hollywood" who might not be gay have been reading enough about some really terrific gay people who are authentic and contribute to society in such positive ways either through their talent or good works.