Another "R" Bites The Dust, But For The Wrong Reason

So Representative Christopher Lee (R-NY), a married man with one child, suddenly resigned after an article on Gawker disclosed that he had posted a shirtless picture of himself on some obsure dating website--or something.

While it's nice to have one less Republican in the House of Representatives (though he will surely be replaced at some point before the 2012 elections), why do they always have to resign in disgrace after some kind of sex "scandal"? Why can't it be because they're simply bad for the country (e.g., causing a substantial portion of our national debt; helping send American jobs overseas; pushing for serious cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; pushing for inequality for women, gays, and pretty much anyone who isn't white and male, for starters)? Sex appears to be the only thing they are ashamed about.

If Democrats were smart, they'd hire armies of prostitutes armed with hidden cameras...