I'm so ripped with Conservative values!<\/p><\/div>\n

The real kicker? He used his actual name. The recipient of Lee’s steamy photo Googled his name and upon learning he was a married politician, forwarded the email and picture to Gawker. Lee resigned from the House of Representatives the same day.<\/p>\n

1. John Ensign<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Ensign, the outgoing Republican Senator from Nevada, has been a stalwart social conservative since he was elected in 1994 to the House of Representatives. In 1998, after Bill Clinton admitted to an extra-marital affair with Monica Lewinsky, Ensign called for Clinton to resign the Presidency saying “he has no credibility left.” Ensign was also a forceful supporter of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would outlaw gay marriage across the United States, and delivered these remarks on the Senate floor:<\/p>\n

Marriage is the cornerstone on which our society was founded. For those who say that the Constitution is so sacred that we cannot or should not adopt the Federal Marriage Amendment, I would simply point out that marriage, and the sanctity of that institution, predates the American Constitution and the founding of our nation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apparently, Ensign knew a thing or two first-hand about the sanctity of marriage, as he conducted a long-term affair with Cynthia Hampton, the wife of his top Congressional aide, Douglas Hampton. When Douglas Hampton confronted Ensign about the affair, Ensign tried to bribe his way out by having his parents pay Cynthia over $96,000 in hush-money and having several of his top donors provide lobbying jobs to Douglas.<\/p>\n

Wife-swap bro?<\/p><\/div>\n

Ensign is currently under investigation by both the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics and the FBI, and has subsequently announced he will no longer run for reelection in 2012.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/strong> J. Edgar Hoover, who as director of the F.B.I. broke more laws than were written and undertook the largest surveillance and monitoring program of citizens in history, illegally breaching the privacy of thousands of Americans. Oh, and he liked to dress in drag.<\/p>\n

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\nAt some point one has to discern which is more immoral; conspiring to convince a contingent of the populous who genuinely believe in their cause that you stand in solidarity or having the congressional authority to legislate against these causes while secretly ascribing, merely to appease swing voters, lobbyist and constituents. One fact is, was and always will be certain: No one likes a hypocrite.<\/p>\n

 
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