Couldn't resist

I thought I would get by without saying anything about the Foley scandal, but the quote from this story caught my attention:

"Mark Foley's lawyer insisted the former congressman was making "no excuses" for his sexual pursuit of teenage House pages, but just wanted the world to know he was a closeted, gay alcoholic who was molested in his youth by a clergyman."

It just has that cynical tone that seems to invade my thoughts about the matter.