does asking and i mean asking ALONE, no other investigations conducted

asking an alleged perp if he or she committed the alleged crime constitute an entire thorough investigation? i think we know the answer to that. NO for sane and moral people. YES for those in charge of america at the current time. it's a shame and if people don't vote for a change, we are in for MUCH more of the same AND worse

UPDATE: Foley Scandal Spreads, After GOP Leader Calls 'Wash Post' to Change Story

By E&P Staff and The Associated Press Published: September 30, 2006 10:30 AM ET
WASHINGTON Did the Republican leadership in Congress attempting to cover up its lack of oversight and action when tipped off about possible ethical problems related to Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned yesterday?The prominent House Republican quit after the revelation that he exchanged raunchy electronic messages with a teenage boy, a former congressional page.Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., apologized Friday for letting down his family and constituents. Once his resignation letter was read to the House late Friday afternoon, Republicans spent the night trying to explain — six weeks before congressional elections — how this could have happened on their watch.The Washington Post carried this remarkable passage today: "House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate 'contact' between Foley and a 16-year-old page. Boehner said he then told House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.). "Boehner later contacted The Post and said he could not remember whether he talked to Hastert."It was not immediately clear what actions Hastert took. His spokesman had said earlier that the speaker did not know of the sexually charged online exchanges between Foley and the boy."........

.............On Friday, Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill., chairman of the Page Board that oversees the congressional work-study program for high schoolers, said he did investigate but Foley falsely assured him he was only mentoring the boy. Pages are high school students who attend classes under congressional supervision and work as messengers.............