Below is one of the instant message exchanges between former Republican Representative Mark Foley and a teenage Congressional page. You've probably seen it or read transcriptions, but I'm enjoying this too much not to reproduce some of it:
You may, however, be unaware of the fact that similar exchanges have come to light in relation to a number of other politicians. They are not, evidently, restricted to the House of Representatives - nor even to one party. Below are several examples: