Republicans not abiding by their own professed moral standards

"Mr. Craig ... was arrested in June in an undercover sex sting in an airport toilet..." - The Guardian

In honor of Larry Craig's resignation, here is a short reminder of the declining moral values of the Republican party:

• Former House Speaker and possible presidential candidate Newt Gingrich cheated on his wife while attempting to impeach then-President Bill Clinton. In 1999, he served his wife the divorce papers while she was in the hospital getting treated for cancer.
  
• In the 1980's, Republican preacher Jimmy Swaggart cheated on his wife with a prostitute. Not to be outdone, theocon leader Ted Haggard cheated on his wife with a male prostitute that was also his meth dealer.
• Donald Rumsfeld authorized the rape of Iraqi children in order to humiliate their parents.
• Mark Foley tries to hook up with male pages via instant message.
• Republican legislator Ted Klaudt was arrested for molesting and raping his foster children, none of whom were over the age of 16. It should be noted that South Dakota was paying him to raise them.
• Councilman Joseph Monteleone Jr. was found guilty of asking underage girls to have sex with him and fondling them.
  
• And, via Armchairsubversive.org (go there for many more names and scandals), even the newly resigned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is not without his own problems. There are allegations that he helped cover up sexual abuse by guards in Texas, who were preying on teenage male inmates.

Enjoy your Labor Day. And don't forget, your taxes pay their salaries.