The number of GOPers blaming the Democrats for the Foley scandal grows by the hour:
Hastert
Shimkus
Harris
Reynolds
Kirk Fordham
Rush
O'Reiley
Heck, Fox News has repeatedly labeled Foley as (D-Florida).
The question is: why?
The answer is: they have to.
From the moment this story broke, one of the oft-repeated concerns was how this would impact conservative turnout in the elections. A pedophile scandal would have a dampening effect on their turnout and assure Democrats the House in November.
So, how do they turn that around? How, when all the facts go against them, can they keep their base from staying at home?
Simple, attack the Democrats and media for the conspiracy against them. That's all they have in their quiver, but it has been used to success over and over and over again.
THEY didn't know about the e-mails, but the Democrats and media conspired to hold off on this story until the very end. Now they are blowing it out of proportion.
We will see this meme grow and grow over the coming days because it is all they have. Their attacks will get more shrill and outlandish because they have to whip up their base, and the only weapon they have left is to blame their opponents for the stab in the back.