In a recent post I gave Representative Mark Souder credit for resigning his office instead of forcing his constituents or his colleagues to oust him, before having read the contents of his resignation letter. Now I must withdraw that credit since Mark Souder has decided to blame his affair on Washington, D.C. instead of himself. The following is an excerpt of the resignation letter:
"IT HAS BEEN ALL CONSUMING FOR ME TO DO THIS JOB WELL, ESPECIALLY IN A DISTRICT WITH COSTLY, COMPETITIVE ELECTIONS EVERY TWO YEARS I DO NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF "NORMAL" LIFE - FOR FAMILY, FOR FRIENDS, FOR CHURCH, FOR COMMUNITY. TO SERVE HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND A RESPONSIBILITY GIVEN FROM GOD. I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER EXAMPLE. I SINNED AGAINST GOD, MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY BY HAVING A MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A PART-TIME MEMBER OF MY STAFF. IN THE POISONOUS ENVIRONMENT OF WASHINGTON DC, ANY PERSONAL FAILING IS SEIZED UPON, OFTEN TWISTED, FOR POLITICAL GAIN. I AM RESIGNING RATHER THAN TO PUT MY FAMILY THROUGH THAT PAINFUL, DRAWN-OUT PROCESS."
The following statement by 'Concerned Women for America' also blames Washington, D.C. for Souder's affair:
"Those of us who have worked with Mark over the years know him to be a kind and thoughtful legislator. If Mark Souder is capable of sexual misconduct, it could happen to anyone. The frat house environment on Capitol Hill does nothing to encourage accountability. Most Members do not live with their families while they are working in D.C. during the week and have even ditched common rules of etiquette that even major corporations follow such as office doors with windows or careful examination of employee/boss interaction."
How is Washington, D.C. to blame for Souder's affair with a staffer from Indiana who worked in Souder's Indiana office and met to have sex with Souder in Indiana state parks?
It's not Capitol Hill that puts the devil in our Congressmen, it's our Congressmen that put the devil on Capitol Hill.
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