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br> -- Jay Weiser br> Associate Professor of Law & Real Estate br> Zicklin School of Business br> New York, New York /p> p> Ben Stein's comments on Mark Foley bring to mind this quote from a news article: br> /p>

"I don't know anything he could do that would allow him to come back to politics as an elected official," said David Johnson, former executive director of the Florida Republican Party and a political consultant who has worked with Foley.

br> Well, not so fast Mr. Johnson. As Ben Stein reminds us, Mark Foley could simply change parties (and maybe move to Massachusetts).

If Foley were a Democrat, we wouldn't be focused on his crimes, we'd be hearing about his "personal truth" on the nightly news.

If Foley were a Democrat, we'd be getting lectures about "tolerance."

If Foley were a Democrat, he'd be a role model of the GLBT community -- one who actively encourages our youth to "explore" their sexuality.

If Foley were a Democrat, we'd have a "teaching moment," and we would be asked to keep an open mind to changes in our age of consent laws.

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