Another democrat caught with his pants down

Rep. Mahoney admits affairs, says he broke no laws

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal and a tight race for re-election, admitted Friday to having at least two affairs but insisted he broke no laws and will not resign. The first-term Democrat conceded that one of the affairs began as he was running on a family values platform to replace Mark Foley, a Republican who resigned amid revelations that he sent lurid Internet messages to male pages who had worked on Capitol Hill as teenagers.

Mahoney, 52, apologized to his wife, his daughter and his constituents, even as he maintained he hadn't been hypocritical.

The man confessed to "multiple" other affairs but won't stand down. Simply stunning. Foley was hammered for e-mailing a few interns. The democrats played that scandal up for weeks and labeled him part of the republican "culture of corruption" in Washington.