There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Republicans would disown politicians who embarrassed the party. Apparently that is no longer always the case.

Remember Chris Lee? Of course you don’t, he was the New York representative who resigned after e-mailing a shirtless photo to a woman he met on Craigslist just one month after the GOP took control of the House in 2011.

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