Sep 28, 12:07 PM (ET) | MICHAEL RUBINKAM | AP

Sex could be the undoing of a family values Republican.

Tunkhannock, Pa. – Four-term Rep. Don Sherwood recently had one of the safest seats in Congress as his conservatism played well in his heavily GOP, rural district in northeastern Pennsylvania. Democrats didn't even bother fielding a candidate in the last two elections.

Then last year Sherwood admitted to a five-year extramarital affair with a woman 35 years his junior. He settled a lawsuit claiming he had choked her.

Constituents were stunned. Many turned angry. And some may be turning to his ...   more »

Foley (far right) with his Republican Buddies

The following Republican members of Congress knew about Republican Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) and protected him from exposure for sexually explicit communications with minors over the Internet.

As the names of more Republicans who protected Foley come out, we will update this article. Please post comments to report additional Republican pedophile protectors.

Republican Majority Leader John Boehner

"House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told The Washington Post last night that he had learned this spring of inappropriate 'contact' between Foley and a 16-year-old page.” (Washington Post) Boehner was elected Republican House Majority Leader after Tom DeLay (R-TX) was forced out of the position because of his corrupt practices. ...

First there is the White House Press scandal wherein gay porn star - and hustler for pay - aka, Conservative news reporter Jeff Gannon of whom Daily Kos said:

"... has been extremely anti-gay in his writings. He's been a shill for the Christian right. So there's a certain level of hypocrisy there that I thought was fair game and needed to be called out."

According to the Washington Post,