Republican Congressman who besmirched the honor of the great states of Kentucky and Tennessee announces resignation in SHAME

Word on the internets has it that Congressman Mark Souder (R-IN) is resigning from congress after it became known that he had an affair with a (Female) aide. Souder, unlike fellow rapscallions David Vitter (R-LA), “John” Ensign (R-NV) and Larry Craig (R-ID) will step down immediately apparently following Eric Massa’s (D-NY) lead instead.

Souder, if you recall, first became famous carrying water for Branch Davidian nutjob David Koresh (who was taken down by the federales under Janet Reno). All Koresh did was have sex with minors, after all posited the congressman. Why all the fuss from the feds? In defense of Koresh, Souder added:

“Do you send tanks and government troops into the large sections of Kentucky and Tennessee and other places where such things occur?"

I believe Souder later apologized (presumably for singling out Kentucky and Tennessee and not including Alabama and Mississippi in his slanderous charge as well). I don't recall if apologies were offered to any Minor Children victimized by adults, however.

Souder as it happens is from the other side of the Ohio River, the north side. Officially this means he is not from the South. So I take this as meaning that Souder took care to avoid such sordidness with a minor. If he didn’t, we may need to send the militia into Indiana as well.

Also Family Values!

UPDATE : It gets worse. Souder shot pro-abstinence video with his mistress in 2009. Looks like she is not a minor. Hold off on sending the Militia into Indiana for the time being.

UPDATE: Even Worse. Apparently, Souder was an advocate of "Traditional Marriage." Usually this does not include a wife, two kids and a mistress or two. Rather I suspect his defense of "Traditional Marriage" meant he was concerned about who should not be allowed to get married.