I was wrong about the Foley Affair ... and my brother Richard was right!

I was sure that the Foley Affair had the legs of a centipede and here it is only October 17 ... and our attention has shifted to a dozen other bigger stories.

For example, Rep. Don Sherwood (R-PA) had a five-year affair with a 29-year-old woman that ended in 2004 when she called 911 after Sherwood allegedly tried to strangle her. The woman is currently suing Sherwood “for what she alleges were repeated beatings that seriously injured her physically and emotionally.”

[Note: Sherwood acknowledges he had a "relationship" with the woman, but says that he never tried to strangle or hurt her.]

Now, Rep. Sherwood is in danger of losing his seat in the House. He has been asking for and getting help from his House colleagues. He’s getting good results. He received about $90,000 from campaign committees and House members in the three-month period ending Oct. 1, according to his latest campaign finance report to the FEC. The following is a list of some of the contributors -- copied and pasted from Randi Rhodes' website (she picked it up from the National Journal.):

– Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH): $2,000
– Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA): $5,000
– Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce (R-OH): $5,000
– House Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX): $5,000
– Infrastructure Chairman Don Young (R-AK): at least $1,000
– Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis (R-VA): at least $1,000
– Rep. Richard Burr (R-NC): $5,000
– Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK): $5,000
– Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX): $5,000

All told, more than 40 House conservatives contributed $1,000 or more to Sherwood in just the current quarter. But that's only just the beginning. Even President Bush is getting in on the act (no one else seems to want/need the President these days) and Sherwood expects to rake in just under a half million dollars (with Bush in attendance) at a fund-raiser tomorrow night.

I'll bet most Americans have already forgotten exactly who Mark Foley is/was. You were right, Richard, the American people have moved on to more important issues.

Besides Sherwood, for example, there's the Kolbe affair.