I used to have a fairly good opinion of Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) -- he seemed principled and thoughtful.  But check out his response to the Foley scandal and the following coverup:

"I know the speaker didn't go over a bridge and leave a young person in the water, and then have a press conference the next day," the embattled Connecticut congressman told The Hartford Courant in remarks published Wednesday.

"Dennis Hastert didn't kill anybody," he added.

So....does that mean that enabling a sexual predator and covering up his crimes, all for political gain, is okay with Shays?  I assume that it is.

UPDATE:  Shays continues his sliminess, referring to the systematic beatings, torture, and deaths at Abu Ghraib as a "sex ring."  It's not torture...it's a sex ring!