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The One Sentence Thread For 5/19/10: What A Republican Revolutionary Class They Were

It's great to see how The Class of 1994 panned out .

And Now, The Apology

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I have to be honest though , he kept it real with this moment : "My family were more than willing to stand here with me -- we are a committed family. But the error is mine and I should bear the responsibility," Souder said. "And, quite frankly, I'm sick of politicians who drag their spouses up in front of the cameras, rather than confronting the problem that they have caused." Very real, and I commend him for at least that. And also to just resign instead of being the hypocrite that he was. But as Mr. Moulitsas said : For me, Souder resigning makes them look far worse as human beings. But frankly, they could give a damn what anyone thinks about them apparently.

Another Family Values Causality

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What a wonderful family values conservative to add to the growing list : Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN), a champion of abstinence education and family values, will resign today after an affair with a female staffer in his district office, Fox News is reporting. The network reports : Multiple senior House sources indicated that the extent of the affair would have landed Souder before the House Ethics Committee. Elected as a family values conservative as part of the Republican revolution in 1994, Souder survived a tough re-election challenge in 2008 and survived a contested primary two weeks ago. The eight-term Indiana congressman is, of course, a vocal proponent of traditional family values. He has been married since 1974 and has three grown children. And making us laugh more at him is the fact that he can't stand condoms, gays, and anything that is suppose to fall in line of his fiscally (and according to David Waldman, friskilly )conservative mindset. Here is the happy video pr...