From Washington Post
By Ruth Marcus

Soon-to-be-speaker Nancy Pelosi is fond of mentioning that she’s the mother of five, grandmother of six. The California Democrat should keep that in mind as she reviews the House ethics committee’s report on former representative Mark Foley and considers proposals for tougher ethics enforcement.

Pelosi should ask herself: What would she think if the pages whom Foley pursued with his smarmy e-mails and even worse instant messages were her own children?

Would she be satisfied with the ethics committee’s conclusion that no House rules were broken by any of the lawmakers or staffers who had ample warning of Foley’s problem and failed to do anywhere near enough to stop him? As a parent, does she think that their actions complied with the rule requiring members and staff to conduct themselves “at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the House of Representatives?”

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