NY-26 REP. CHRIS LEE RESIGNS AMID CRAIGSLIST DATING SCANDAL [GOP Western NYS]

NY Daily News ^ | 2/9/11 | Celeste Katz

[StatenIsland]

Married NY-26 Rep. Chris Lee has just announced that he is resigning in the wake of scandal set off by a damning Gawker report of him scamming on chicks on Craigslist:

“It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Western New York. I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents. I deeply and sincerely apologize to them all. I have made profound mistakes and I promise to work as hard as I can to seek their forgiveness.

“The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country are too serious for me to allow this distraction to continue, and so I am announcing that I have resigned my seat in Congress effective immediately.”

[StatenIsland]

Sleaze knows no party...

[StatenIsland]

My apologies for the duplicate post - I did a poor search. Admins, please delete.

[hometoroost]

Republicans resign and Democrats tell people to go pound sand.

[mnehring]

He should have just run a prostitution ring from his basement or became grand-whatever of the klan, then the Democrats would embrace him as one of their own.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Republicans resign and Democrats get promoted to Obama’s cabinet.

[JPG]

Word to the wise. Nothing is hidden; govern yourself accordingly.

[Tribune7]

I was thinking the same thing.

In Pa., now that Fast Eddie has done all the damage he can he has just announced that he & wife are divorcing.

[GeronL]

If he were a Dem he could run a prostitution ring, be a KKK leader or drown his pregnant lover in a river with no repercussions except a guaranteed lifelong job in Congress.

[Islander7]

GOOD! Anyone with such poor judgment, lack of common decency should not hold any elected office.

Time for 85% of democrats to resign. Oh yeah, they don’t have morals, standards, conscience, etc. Never mind.

[ez]

Was this Eric Massa’s seat?

[personalaccts]

he could become a Democrat, that’s a career advancement. idiot

[Dutch Boy]

Why does this happen every time the GOP is in power? I am tired of these idiots continuing to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Will someone get through to these morons that people are watching. Personal actions matter. Nothing is private. Most importantly if they do not act honorably they will be tossed.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

[ken21]

‘nother pubie bites.

[muawiyah]

Eric was at the other “end” of the state ~ they call it “the lower tier”

[RaceBannon]

actually, MUCH better than los Alamos’ secrets, remember, the Russians STOLE the bomb from us through a series of spies within the Manhattan Project

[LostInBayport]

If he were a Dem he could run a prostitution ring, be a KKK leader or drown his pregnant lover in a river with no repercussions except a guaranteed lifelong job in Congress.

He could also have shared cigars and then some with an intern in the Oval Office while on the phone with world leaders. Apparently democrats don't have to resign for that either, even if further shamed by impeachment.

[9YearLurker]

That’s kind of rough of Gawker, referring to the 34yo woman as ‘middle aged’.