Is ABC trying to atone for The Path to 9/11?

It was ABC News that broke the Mark Foley scandal, and it seems that it is ABC News that continues to be at the forefront of developments:

One has to wonder why, after putting its credibility on the line to run a docudrama full of falsehoods in order to burnish George Bush's image, ABC is so willing to throw the entire Republican House leadership under the bus.

It seems that the coverup of Foley's predatory contacts began five years ago:

A Republican staff member warned congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page.

Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor in the House Clerk's office.

Loraditch, the president of the Page Alumni Association, said the pages were told "don't get too wrapped up in him being too nice to you and all that kind of stuff."

I'm not fool enough to believe that someone in management at ABC News decided that if they pursued this story, perhaps it would somehow compensate for the factual travesty that is The Path to 9/11. It probably has more to do with the fact that a juicy sex scandal, particularly one involving a dead girl or a live boy, gets ratings (unless the dead girl works for Joe Scarborough, but that's another story).

But gee, I wish it were true. Because if it were truly a mea culpa, I'd be able to watch Lost on Wednesday.