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Title: Republican Rep. Mark Souder To Resign Over Affair With Female Staffer
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NY DAILY
URL Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol ... ffair_with_female_staffer.html
Published: May 18, 2010
Author: Michael Sheridan
Post Date: 2010-05-18 11:27:22 by Brian S
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Views: 29348
Comments: 83
He survived a bitter primary two weeks ago, but now the Indiana Republican reportedly plans to resign amid allegations of an affair. According to Fox News, Rep. Mark Souder will announce his resignation today after it was revealed he had an affair with a female who worked on his district office staff. The extent of the affair would likely have landed him in front of the House Ethics Committee. "I wish I could have been a better example," Souder reportedly will say, according to a statement obtained by Fox News. "In this poisonous environment of Washington, D.C., any personal failing is seized upon, often twisted, for political gain. I am resigning rather than to put my family through that painful, drawn-out process." The eight-term Congressman reportedly believes he "sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part-time member of my staff." Souder has been absent from Washington, D.C. most of last week, Fox News reported, missing several votes. He has denied having an affair in the past. He has been a vocal supporter of "traditional family values," and first took office in 1994. "I believe that Congress must fight to uphold the traditional values that undergird the strength of our nation," he says on his Web site. "I am committed to preserving traditional marriage, the union of one man and one woman." Indiana's Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican, will be required to select a replacement for Souder, which will likely spark a fierce political battle among Democrats and the GOP. New York's Rep. Eric Massa similarly resigned his House seat earlier this year after accusations he sexually harassed a male staffer.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
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Why would it matter if it's "mutual"? We learned from the Great Clinton Cock Hunt that "sex" with a subordinate is coercive.
#40. To: war (#1)
But not grounds for dismissal or forced resignation. At least not for honorless liberal lying assholes like Clinton and Edwards!
What should have bothered you about that whole business (and it obviously doesn't)was that Clinton's choice of tactics was to find a way to trash and discredit Lewinsky instead of simply owning up to what he did. He probably would have gotten away with it, too, if not for the blue dress and you would have been on here to this day claiming it never happened and was all just a smear job and that Lewinsky was just a GOP plant.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestThe eight-term Congressman reportedly believes he "sinned against God, my wife and my family by having a mutual relationship with a part- time member of my staff."
Replies to Comment # 1. Why would it matter if it's "mutual"? We learned from the Great Clinton Cock Hunt that "sex" with a subordinate is coercive.
#49. To: war (#1)
We learned from the Great Clinton Cock Hunt that "sex" with a subordinate is coercive.
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