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"This (Lee's resignation) came after a media frenzy after reports surfaced that he allegedly sent provocative pictures of himself, along with e-mails, to a woman on the internet."

Kathleen Courtney Hochul, the Erie County clerk and longtime Democratic figure who defied political experts who had given her little chance of success, ground out a stunning and surprisingly comfortable victory Tuesday in the special election for the House seat in the predominantly Republican 26th Congressional District. Hochul defeated Republican Jane L. Corwin, a Clarence assemblywoman, 47 percent to 43 percent, with 97 percent of election districts reporting, while the Tea Party's Jack Davis mustered only 9 percent in his fourth try for the seat. Ian L. Murphy of the Green Party recorded 1 percent, while overall turnout was about...

That the media harbors animus toward all things right of center is a secret that is guarded about as closely as As a result, Republicans have to be better than good because even the most innocuous stuff gets taken out of context.Being better than the Dems shouldn't be very difficult, because we ARE better than them. It's like I put it last fall. The right isn't perfect, but we're better, and more adult than the immature left. We champion moral values because we think they're still important, and actually central to upholding the Judeo-Christian ethic the nation was founded...

Yesterday Representative Chris Lee (R-NY) resigned suddenly after it was revealed that he had emailed a shirtless photos to a woman while simultaneously claiming to be divorced. He also claimed he was seven years younger than his actual age and a lobbyist rather than a Congressman.  For the record, former Congressman Lee is married. Various media outlets and assorted pundits have opined that this situation will be an embarrassment for the newly elected Republican majority in the House.  They assume that Democrats will make references to Mr. Lee as a symptom of Republican dysfunction and highlight the affair as a...

I don’t know why people self-destruct. But they often do. I don’t know why politicians fall. But they often do. I don’t know why one small corner of our country – the Rochester region of upstate New York – has been the scene of two humiliating congressional sex scandals in as many years. First it was Eric “Tickle Party” Massa, now it is Chris “Congressman Beefcake” Lee. And after a while it reeks of ancient Rome, and a political class that, by its debauchery and venality, loses the faith and confidence of the people. Regular folks become dispirited, they become...

Source: Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY) has RESIGNED after being caught up in alleged craigslist cheating scandal.

Married NY-26 Rep. Chris Lee has just announced that he is resigning in the wake of scandal set off by a damning Gawker report of him scamming on chicks on Craigslist: “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. “The challenges we face in Western New York and across the country...

As we speak Im on a Telephone Town Hall call with Congressman Chris Lee NY26. They just gave the results for a poll they took during the call, giving the results moments later. "Do you think the Healthcare plan will help or hurt the economy" 16% Think it will help 70% think it will harm the economy 14% Undecided results based on 10,000 phone listeners There has not been ONE positive callThis is Western NY folks -