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John Stewart returned to the Daily Show Monday night and assured us that no government officials had been involved in any sex scandals while he was off duty. I'm afraid he was wrong, unless of course you don't consider State Representative Richard Curtis of Washington to be high enough on the phallic totem pole to be considered newsworthy. Did I mention that he's a Republican?

Seems Representative Curtis, who is married and has children at home, was observed wearing women's lingerie and receiving oral sex from a man in a porn movie viewing booth in Spokane Washington last week. According to police, Curtis later went to a local hotel to have anal sex with another man who allegedly attempted to blackmail him afterward.

Meanwhile the Blackwater mercenaries who seem to have slaughtered innocent Iraqis were given immunity by the Bush administration.

It's nice to know the country and its values voters are well served by the Republican party.