I saw this one coming. Unless this girl has some real evidence against this political figure. This case will be closed by the courts as quick as it opened! LOCAL Prosecuters will NOT touch it. This is a real tragedy. I really hope that this 14 year old minor gets the opportunity to tell her story. Our prayers are with her, and her family

Isn’t it interesting how the “holier than thou” Republicans seem to repeatedly end up in scandalous sexual misadventures. I believe Muschany claimed he wasn’t running for reelection because he wanted to spend more time with his wife and son. That would be a first. I wonder if he can pull himself away from his girlfriend long enough to do that. Course hopefully she wants nothing more to do with him. I think we should follow the Republican anti-crime mantra and send this one away for a long, long time.

im a conservative and i just love it when these born agains or christian holy peeps stumble…crumble and fall…

i dont care what their politics are…

i wish people would stop claiming to be what they arent…i wish people would stop telling me that i need to believe in this or do that in order to be saved…

leave me alone!

i do believe in due process and it is possible that these could be false allegations….

if they are true…then this guy is scum…not only for what he did…but also for what he is…another holy hippo

Gov. Matt Blunt and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder are a little late in calling for Rep. Scott Muschany’s resignation..Why didn’t they call for it when this investigation and and the allegations of sexual abuse of a minor came to light in May of this year almost 2 1/2 months ago?
While I have very harsh feelings against anyone convicted of any crime against a child I do know that children can be led to say things that are not true…..This man could be a victim of a ex lovers revenge and has not been convicted of anything….I think I will wait to make any judgement of this man until he gets a chance to present his case in front of a judge and jury. Should he resign? Yes I think so even if he is innocent of the allegations of child rape he is guilty of having morals unfit for public service.

It takes a lifetime to build up and maintain a reputation - and just one event to destroy it…

As a fellow Republican - and fellow Christian - I believe Mr. Muschany should come clean on this as quickly as possible. To have his lawyer be his mouthpiece is sad - unless he has something to hide. As always, there are never any winners in these stories - but Mr. Muschany COULD be a winner if he tells the truth - and fast. If he admits to it, he should apologize and resign immediately.

John Edwards should do the same. As a public figure and leading Democrat, he should come clean with regards to his alledged affair and ‘love child.’ As the Post-Dispatch has indicated on this issue……oh, wait - I’m sorry. The Post and the rest of the mainstream media has avoided THIS story entirely (!)….how silly of me!

Scott Muschany needs to be tarred and feathered. I am in the capitol quite a bit and I have heard many stories of these representatives and senators having their in-session girlfriends. The way they flirt is despicable. What he has done to this girl and her family is indeed, reprehensible.

And what reliable source do you have about this hogwash and John Edwards??? Fox Noise? It is funny that we haven’t heard anything about it…considering that it is more than likely (extreme understatement) that it is Rove-tactics rearing its ugly head. They just never learn…

The difference between John Edwards is that he had an affair with a woman (if that is true). These Republicans have either homosexual affairs (of which they usually preach is morally wrong) while being married to their stepford wives or illegal affairs with minors. Oh yeah didnt that legislator from Florida do the double whammy!!

if edwards preaches to be a christian, and if he cheated on his wife (she has cancer)…thats horrible too..

hes a liar…just like all of em…

if this cat had sex with a minor…he should be thrown in jail for longer than the 7 years they are saying!

love the old senator that was caught in the minnesota airport too…

the republicans (i am one) are really doing well to keep up with the dems on disgracing themselves…

Even Fox News won’t confirm the story. They just report that it’s in the National Enquirer (that trusted source of journalism that it is) and they just have all their editorial people repeatedly saying “why hasn’t the main stream media picked up this story?”. If there was proof, you can bet Fox would be all over it for as long as their viewers could stomach it (which would be a long long time).

What I don’t understand is how this is only a crime punishible for up to 7 years in jail. Why is he not being tried for plain old out and out rape like the rest of us peons would be-