Please, give it up for my representative...Mr. Chris Lee

[Godhumor]

Excerpts from a single story in the Buffalo News,


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In one of the fastest and most bizarre start-to-finish scandals in recent Washington history, the Amherst Republican submitted his resignation to House Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, a mere three hours after the website Gawker ran the suggestive picture and a series of e-mails between Lee and the 34-year-old single woman.

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Lee's resignation brought an astonishingly rapid end to a two-year, two-month congressional career that at one point seemed potentially limitless.

Only a year ago, the Almanac of American Politics named Lee a "rising star," and last month, he began service on the prestigious Ways and Means Committee.

All that promise began to slip away, though, on Jan. 14, when the single woman posted an ad in the "Women for Men" section of Craigslist, the popular Internet classified ad site, according to Gawker.
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http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capital-connection/washington/article337086.ece

So proud...so very proud of him *sniff*. In case anyone hasn't caught this story yet, yes, he is a Republican.

[tanyev]

1. I'm kind of disappointed he resigned so fast.

We could have batted that mouse around the floor a lot longer. :evilgrin:

[FSogol]

4. That means many more shoes were about to drop. n/t

[JHB]

16. +1

[meegbear]

2. The problem was not the photo, per se ...

but the shot itself. Come on now ... sucking in your gut and wearing slacks??1? Playgirl centerfold it ain't.

[Godhumor]

6. Well, would a toad wear slacks and suck in its gut?

He was just trying to make his point to the poor, lonely lady.

[CTyankee]

12. I'll take "What was he thinking?" for $500, Alex...

[Somawas]

3. It amazed me that he was hitting on a woman of legal age.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Yes, he certainly has issues in that respect.

:rofl:

[Joe Bacon]

7. So where else did Chris go snooping for sex on the net?

Hmmm, Maybe...RENTBOY.COM????????

[SidDithers]

8. Does the Governor appoint a replacement, or is there a special election?...

Any chance the district goes Dem?

Sid

[Godhumor]

11. Cuomo will set up a special election. This particular district is red-leaning

It might also be a target for redistricting when we lose 2 of our seats from the census.

So to answer your question, there is a chance it goes blue, but a) not very likely unless Lee's resignation damaged the Republican brand here and b) whomever steps in might be doing so for a very limited time, anyway.

[jtown1123]

13. It'll be carved up. There could be a special election in Nov. like you said

New York has to redistrict anyways so this is an easy place to do it. It's solidly Republican. When Massa resigned, the office kept churning out letters, flag requests, and the other mundane office activities without a voting rep.

[Godhumor]

14. If my district does get, erm "redistrict-ed", I think there is a pretty solid chance Slaughter

becomes my rep (Louise Slaughter, D). She already butts it, and, frankly, I remember her as being pretty effective when I used to live in Rochester.

She's also probably safe from losing her district considering her massive seniority (I'm almost 35 and I remember her speaking as my rep at my elementary school when I was a student.).

[LeftinOH]

9. I'm surprised he resigned; Repubs usually have a good excuse (eg: 'wide stance').

[CTyankee]

10. Har de har har har...that was on Morning Joe and Scar blew it off as a joke.

Mika looked "concerned."

I had to giggle out loud. Usually, I get mad early in my day with MJ but today was nice...

[PBS Poll-435]

15. Strange that he is only 39 years old during the week

:P

[delightfulstar]

17. Brainless, FTW!

Shouldn't he know that if he's a public figure, that stuff like that has a way of making it to public view? Sheesh, what an idiot.