On Capitol Hill, calls are increasing for House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign over his handling of the Mark Foley scandal. Foley is the Republican Congressman from Florida who stepped down on Friday after it was revealed that he had sent sexually explicit Internet messages to underage boys that used to work as pages on Capitol Hill. The conservative newspaper the Washington Times called today for Hastert to resign his speakership. Hastert knew about some of the Internet messages for months but took no action. On Monday, ABC News reported it had obtained more messages written by Foley to underage boys. In one exchange, he made repeated efforts to get a teenager to meet him at night. Foley wrote “I would drive a few miles for a hot stud like you.” The White House is attempting to downplay the severity of Foley’s actions. White House press secretary Tony Snow said Foley’s offense was sending “simply naughty e-mails.”