AP Poll: Republicans focus on politics above pages (Dems not off hook)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061011/ap_on_go_co/congress_pages_opinion

Poll: Republicans focus on politics above pages

By The Associated Press 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

Most Americans say the House Republican leadership worried more about politics than the safety of congressional pages in the case of disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record), according to polls. Most also say Democrats would not have handled the situation better.

Republicans have come under criticism for their response to Foley, who sent sexually explicit messages to teenage male pages. GOP House leaders have faced questions whether they acted promptly to deal with the Florida congressman.

People were split on whether House Speaker
Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., should step down, with just under half saying he should, according to several polls.

Among the other findings:

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.......Six in 10 in an ABC News-Washington Post poll said the Democrats are pursuing the case for political advantage, not to raise concerns about the page program.

WHAT they neglected to say was the poll was skewed!

Cheap Media poll- designed to influence public opinion- not reflect it.

They go out and do these things- using laughably transparent methodology- then repeat their "conclusions" over and over s if it were the Gospel truth.

And unfortunately- suckers will believe them.