Callaghan calls for Capito's resignation from Page Board

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I am represented by one of the ONLY state-wide Republican, the one in the left pocket of Jack Abramoff, Shelly Moore Capito.

Charleston, W.Va. – Mike Callaghan, Democratic Congressional candidate (Second District), called for the resignation of Representative Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Representative John Shimkus (R-Ill.), and Representative Dale Kildee (D-Mich.) from the House Page Board in a letter to the Representatives today.

"The three Representatives on the Page Board have been asleep at the wheel. Representative Shimkus has admitted to knowing about the Foley situation, and failed to take any action. Representatives Capito and Kildee may not have known anything about the problem, but that is not an excuse. Why didn't they know? This is an example of the incompetence that leads to situations like the one they are facing now. These Congresspersons are powerful figures in these young peoples' lives," Callaghan said.

"Starting a hotline for pages to report inappropriate behavior is great. But, it's too little too late. It does not address the real issue at hand. Already, we have more pages stepping forward to report misconduct. It has been reported that pages were being warned about certain Representatives for years." Callaghan continued, "How could this have been allowed to go on for as long as it did? As a father of three children, including one who is the same age as the page in question, I find this to be very troubling."

"How can parents feel safe about sending their children to participate in this storied program when no one is keeping a close watch on them? The members of the House Page Board have shirked their duties and have failed the American people," Callaghan said. "That is why I am calling for the resignation of the House Page Board members.

"It is disturbing that the House leadership felt the need to hide this matter instead of initiating a proper investigation into Mark Foley's messages. As a father and former federal prosecutor, I find this outrageous." Callaghan continued, "The House is being mismanaged. That is why we need to send a former federal prosecutor to clean things up in Washington. We've had enough of the partisan games. America needs to be put first, again."

Callaghan campaign manager, Curtis Wilkerson, said of the letters, "Republicans think they are above the law, as we have seen with so many of the scandals that have hit the Republicans this year. We've had Tom DeLay, Duke Cunningham, Bob Ney, Jack Abramoff, and now Mark Foley. Representative Capito has had a connection to each of these Republican scandals. But, whenever she is asked, she doesn't know about them. Yet, at the end of the day she has had to give back tens of thousands of dollars of tainted money from these tainted Washington Republicans."

Many in Washington and the media have called for the resignation of all involved in the Foley situation. Many of these calls appear to be falling on deaf ears, as the only person to resign to date has been Mark Foley. "The Republicans really dropped the ball on this one. Putting our children at risk and covering it up for political gain is unacceptable," Callaghan said.

[Hubert Flottz]

1. Wow I didn't know who the others on the page board were but they

are in this mess up to their necks! Let the Hearing begin ASAP! And if Shellie knew about this and covered it up she is as sorry as Fat Hastard!

[Hubert Flottz]

2. Here is a letter from Shellie...

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/state/smcletter.pdf