hallowed halls of congress from a first term conservative who pushed for drug testing for people on food stamps. >> we stand up and say our society is not about i the federal government, it is about we the people. >> his image evaporated when his cocaine dealer told dea and fbi agents he was a regular customer. on october 29th, they set up a sting outside of this upscale restaurant in washington's dupont circle. radel bought $260 worth of cocaine from undercover agents. later that night, authorities told him he just bought drugs from an undercover federal agent. radel threw himself on the mercy of the court saying, your honor, i apologize for what i have done. i've hit the bottom. >> i've let down our country. i've let down our constituents. i've let down my family. including my wife and even though he doesn't know it, i have let down my 2-year-old son.