Rep. Christopher Lee , a New York Republican, has resigned after reports surfaced that the married congressman was trying to meet women on Craigslist, a GOP source told CNN.
Lee acknowledged making "profound mistakes" and said his decision to step down was voluntary.
"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," he said in a statement.
"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."
The allegations were first reported Wednesday afternoon on Gawker.
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I can see why some would want him to resign because he was married, and he's still chasing tail.
Myself....I'd want him to resign because he's clearly too stupid to hold office if he's posting his actual picture on CL to get said tail. Like someone wasn't going to notice it.
why shud he hasta resign??? Obuttcrack sit in his palace an laugh and amerecan value and the DUMocRATS still vote fur him .... i cant wait 4 2012 when Amereca will be recoverd by real Amerecans, we will send himself back to keyna were he can rule them into a the dark age
Your education must be incomlpete.
I am going to guess that he is making fun of Southerners.
What matters what anyone says? He DID resign. He thought it was bad enough.
Did you mean to type that in Comic Sans?
remind me to not totally screw my life up
@SO TRUE: so true!
They sure got that song down, along with Lee's pants!
Why am I not surprised? A Republican is a Republican and all are flaming hypocrites!!! Such are the right-wing fanatics in Washington! LOL!
Somebody needs to start printing this guy's shirtless picture on rally posters for marriage equality.
Yes!
Oh, the old Kenyon thing again. Same old, same old!
Actually he is likely a typical of many GOP representatives......this "family values/GOD/Christianity" is a charade put on for the naive ...you know, the kind of people who wouldn't never figure out how unfair and unbalanced Faux News is. They hug their bible and create this Phantom enemy they call "liberals/left" etc....ironically these people they hate are critical to the strength of U.S. Let us create two nations...one with bible and one with all the liberals.
I don't believe that those who run for GOP offices are equally gullible as their audience, for some it is an opportunity for a good employment...until you get with your pant or in this case shirt down....
Funny how all these DEMO DUMMIES are making remarks about "family values" when most of the people in their party have none. Do the names Barney Frank – who had a male "call boy" living under his roof and that boozebag and murderer, Teddy Kennedy ring a bell LIBS?
It's the Republicans who are being the hypocrits, NOT the Democrats.
Bad Man, then perhaps the GOP should not campaign on family values.
Both sides have been full of it for a long time now, too bad you slow people have not caught on yet.
Ugh. I'm so glad to know idiocy does occur in my district in Western NY alone, but also the neighboring district. I'm in the 29th district so glad to have our congressman Eric Massa resign for tickling his male staff members. People 30 minutes from me in the neighboring county get this guy posting ads on Craiglist. What's wrong with our congressman in Western NY?!
Does NOT occur in my district alone, rather. Sorry.
"The times they are a'changin'." - Another Republican demonstrating the Republicans hypocrisy of claiming they're the party of "family values", and a Demcoratic President and First Lady who are first rate role models for the American family.
What a typical fool for siding with people on a party basis.
Bleh I will let God judge if I have it right, not you or anyone like you. I have a lot of clues and my ancestors bled to establish this country and I am smart enough to see the changes and the actions that bring that change. I too served my country, not just an airhead spouting off without thinging.
The so-called “hypocrisy” charge is consistent with inane GOP attempts to bash the Dems. It has about as much depth to it as the charge that Barrack Obama is responsible for a war he did not start, and saddling the nation with a crippling debt he did not create.
Really, the right-wing conservatives are shameless.
Just as Lee is.
I guess it's no big deal when a governor travelled all the way to Argentina to satisfy his needs. Stafford served out his term and gets his full post-service compensation. I am surprised Lee choose to actually resign knowing GOP people gives the thumbs up....David Vitter and the list goes on and on.
Stanford.
He looks like he's drunkm all red-faced and tired-looking..and I'm sorry, but this guy is so NOT good-looking...yuck...rough trade!