Blame in the Foley Fiasco?

It was the pages fault.

This from Rep. Chris Cannon (R- Utah), who explains why:

"These kids are actually precocious kids," Cannon, R-Utah, told KSL Radio's Nightside. "It looks like uh, maybe this one email is a prank where you had a bunch of kids sitting [around] egging this guy on."

A day or so later, in an effort to explain exactly what he meant, the gentleman from Utah said:

"The point of what I said is that institutions can't protect kids in a day when you have instant messaging and cell phones that do texting but also take pictures.," Cannon said in an interview Friday. "Parents need to take some responsibility and teach their kids what to do."

He also said that "all kids are precocious."

So there you have it. Some good advice for you parents out there. If you have precocious children who are technologically advanced, it's your responsibility to prevent them from "egging on" a 52 year old man who might be foolish enough to fall for their wiles.

The people of Utah must be so proud.

(Memo to self: get back to your Spirit of Balls Bluff campaign, pronto).