MORE ON THE MAHONEY SCANDAL: Reader Jerry Long writes: “Remember the way Rahm Emanuel was screaming about Foley, now he is involved with trying to cover up Mahoney. I guess it’s ok if it’s a Democrat.” And sure enough there’s this from ABC News: “Senior Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives, including Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), the chair of the Democratic Caucus, have been working with Mahoney to keep the matter from hurting his re-election campaign, the Mahoney staffers said.”