On "The Situation Room" today, we asked viewers the following questions, and here are some of our favorite responses that we didn't get to read on air:

What effect will the Foley scandal have on Republican candidates in the midterm elections?

The midterm elections are still a few weeks away. I doubt anyone will remember the lies and scandals by election day, and will vote for the person with the happiest and most honest looking smile. Too bad, but that’s just the way it is – politics is very cosmetic.
Rudy

None, It will just make things a little more difficult for Diebold to do their thing.
Raymond, Foley, Alabama

Jack, I am sure the effect will be devastating. Let me take out a yardstick and measure it for you. This whole mess is just plain disgusting.
Reed, Huron, South Dakota

The Congress is a toilet and the hopper is full. Come Election Day on November 7, it's time to flush all the sewage down the drain.
Dan, Los Angeles, California

The good, hard-working, moral Republicans will be resurrected. The rest will be crucified.
Claire, Fairfax, Virginia

Jack, the Foley scandal won't have much effect. If voters threw out all the liars, cheats, thieves and perverts, there'd be nobody left in Washington to run the country.
Dave, Ontario

Do you think the Bush administration has deliberately misled Americans about the war in Iraq?

Bush has not "deliberately" misled the American public about the Iraq war. Anybody who believes he PURPOSELY is misleading the public is partisan. Unfortunately, this is a matter of politics.
Roy, Palo Alto, California

While I can attribute some of the representations the administration has made about Iraq (e.g. the cost of the war, the prospects for a new government) to simple miscalculation or wishful thinking, I think there was deliberate misdirection involved in bringing us into the war (WMDs, connections between Saddam and Al-Qaeda). Unfortunately, I think that has continued and, indeed, may be worsening.
Marc, Des Moines, Iowa

No, I don't think the Bush administration deliberately misled the country about the Iraq war. I do think, however that the major news outlets are deliberately misleading the country about the Bush administration.
Beth, Houston, Texas

Facts are starting to unfold themselves slowly. We will get the real picture of the pre-Iraq war plans eventually.
Serafim, Washington, D.C.

I'm beginning to believe that our problems lie in the public not the White House. The fact that this president can have approval numbers in the 40% range after all the facts that have come to light regarding Iraq and a slew of other issues tells me that the public doesn't care or is just plain ignorant! I mean what the hell else can it be?
Terry, Phoenix, Arizona

Should Dennis Hastert resign as Speaker of the House over the Foley scandal?

No. Wait until there has been a full investigation. Then, if criminal charges apply, hold a trial. Then, print one story about the outcome. I heard all that I ever wanted to hear about the sex life of elected officials long, long ago.
Ellen, Clearwater, Florida

If Dennis Hastert "can't remember," we need someone in charge who can remember! He is an accessory to the problem, who occupies a position of one who could have ordered an instant remedy and didn't. In mental health it's called "an enabler"... one who lets someone continue a destructive pattern. Yes, he should resign!
Brenda, Tucson, Arizona

Any person in a leadership position in the Congress who was aware of the e-mails and did nothing, including but not limited to the Speaker, should resign or face impeachment. The failure to act to protect a 16-year old page is criminal. This is NOT a partisan issue.
Joe

If Republicans want any hope for retaining their leadership in Congress they should outright blame the leadership for their failure at every level of oversight. Heads should roll for the hypocrisy these people have created by touting family values and sweeping a dangerous man's sick involvement under their rug.
Jon, Kent, Washington