Republican Representatives of 1994 Enjoyed Their Washington Stay – While It Lasted
Fifteen Republicans who took the oath of office as a member of the House of Representatives in 1994 found that life in D.C. was pretty easy.
Easy enough that they could fool around and run fast and loose with the accepted rules of behavior for married people.
This was a landslide election for the Republicans… and we can all be so proud of these men and women who were guiding our country and making important decisions on our behalf:
- Mark Souder (Ind.)- screwing his part-time aide
- Mark Foley – sent dirty text messages to House pages
- Mark Sanford -hiking the Appalachian Trail with his Argentine honey
- John Ensign – convinced Mom and Dad to pay for his whore to the tune of $96,000
- Bob Ney – did prison time for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
- Reps. Jim Bunn (Ore.) – divorce
- James Longley (Maine) – divorce
- Jon Christensen (Neb.) – divorce
- Enid Greene (Utah) filed for divorce and her husband, Joe Waldholtz, disappeared after being accused of embezzlement.
- Joe Scarborough (Fla.)- divorce
- Steve LaTourette (Ohio) – divorced in 2004, and he married his former chief-of-staff (an appropriate title if there every was one) who had become a lobbyist.
- Helen Chenoweth (Idaho) – divorce, after a longtime affair with a married man.
- Rep. David Funderburk (N.C.) – said his wife was driving during a car wreck before he finally admitted he was piloting the car.
Hey, you forgot ol’ Newtie Gingrich, who was the first Speaker of the House to be reprimanded by his colleagues for ethics violations.
You also omitted Tom DeLay, who was indicted in 2005 for a felony conspiracy charge, and was later implicated in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
.-= Larry Wallberg´s last blog pithDear Athiest =-.
@Larry: Both senators, right? This list is House Reps. but still may not be comprehensive.
No, both representatives. (Hint: You can’t get to be Speaker of the House unless you’re in the House.)
I can hear you smacking yourself upside the head all the way over here on tother side of the state.
.-= Larry Wallberg´s last blog pithDear Athiest =-.
God, if all it takes to get laid in this world is to be a Republican, no wonder it’s been a dry spell for the last 7 years.
Guess I need to change parties, at least until I am old and shriveled up. Then I can go back to being a democrat.
.-= Absurdist´s last blog pithAn Apology to Family =-.
Well like they say, “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” These people are abusing there so-called powers thinking they can get away with it. Since they are infuential, people are easily swayed with their smooth-talking and prestige. It’s the same in every country, not just in the US. At least in the US politicians have enough decency left to step down when they are caught red-handed. In another country I know of, you deny everything and carry it to your grave. Even run for president again even when already convicted of a crime. Sheesh!
.-= Bleka tänderna´s last blog pithTandblekning Hemma =-.
Couldn’t said it better myself. They are using there powers and then they are getting away with it. Always the same, doesn’t matter how is ruling the country. It will still be the same.