Republican Mark Souder, family values man (you know where this is going, don't you?) and drug warrior extraordinaire*, resigns after having an affair with his staffer.

Said staffer can be seen here interviewing the congressman about how abstinence programs are the best:


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Quote Originally Posted by Mark Souder
Mary O’Grady argues that we will never eradicate drug use. One wonders what other vices Ms. O’Grady proposes we surrender to. Child abuse? Spousal abuse? Rape? We may never eradicate any of these crimes either, but that doesn’t mean that we simply give up on them.
Not coincidentally, by the way, all of those crimes, and many others, are frequently linked to drug and alcohol abuse. It’s a tired old canard that drug abuse is a victimless crime.


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