Republican senator Larry Craig of Idaho has quit the Romney campaign after the revelation surfaced that he was arrested in June for allegedly propositioning a plainclothes cop for sex in an airport men's room known for sexual activity. Roll Call quotes the arrest report: "At 1216 hours, Craig tapped his right foot. I recognized this as a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct.
Craig, who is married, is now doing all kinds of backtracking and trying to defend his guilty plea on his website, but the damage is pretty much done. A YouTube video of Craig praising Romney's "family values" has been yanked.
On one hand, you have to pity a public figure so desperate that he'll recklessly endanger his whole political career and his colleagues' for a Minneapolis bathroom quickie.
And yet, Andrew Sullivan writes, "My sympathy vanishes when it comes to people who support amending the Constitution to ban gay marriage, as Craig did."
Which is a good point. So all that's left to feel is glee that such base hypocrisy has come to light.
Reader Comments ( Page 3 of 5)
31. hey pam, i remember that creep. yuck!!! nasty man.
maya at 6:08PM on Aug 28th 2007
32. Here we go again, another left wing, hating lib, jumping the gun with "her" holier than thou attitude...i thought a man was cosidered innocent until "proven" guilty? Silly twit.
PAM at 6:16PM on Aug 28th 2007
33. Pam and Maya,
Governor McGreevy was wrong to do what he did, fair enough...and as you remember, he stepped down immediately from the Governship.
Should Sen. Craig do the same, or does your rule only apply to Democrats. If you read the police report, it is incredibly damning and detailed. As the story unfolds, Sen. Craig has had a pattern of rumors over the years about his having sex with men. It is the hypcorisy that is the issue..Sen. Craig consistently condemned homosexuality.
By the way, Gov. McGreevy signed the civil unions bill for gay people into law in New Jersey while he was in office. At least he did not preach hatred of gay people...and he admitted being a gay American. Don't hold your breath Sen. Craig will do the same...
David S. at 6:20PM on Aug 28th 2007
34. If they would have stayed in the closet we wouldnt have to be putting up with this bulls--t. Thanks to the left wing, anything goes attitude of so many in this country we have lowered our moral standards to this debate. Its a pox on our country for encouraging this type of behavior.
mike at 6:23PM on Aug 28th 2007
35. I feel sorry for the guy with restless leg syndrome.
dicky netherton at 6:24PM on Aug 28th 2007
36. Good mcgreevy stepped down (HE NEEDED TIME TO WRITE HIS DISCUSTING BOOK)because the dems never would have asked him too, thats for sure!!! The rule does only apply to the republicans to step down when found to be in the wrong, check Your facts.
Karen at 6:29PM on Aug 28th 2007
37. #35 FOR SURE!!
Mary at 6:32PM on Aug 28th 2007
38. Fred Thompson for President!!
\o/ Go Fred!!
Julie at 6:32PM on Aug 28th 2007
39. GO Fred
Go Fred
GO Fred
Thompson~
for President!
Julie at 6:34PM on Aug 28th 2007
40. Karen # 36 -
What earth are you on? Have you been watching the news?
Sen. Craig pleaded GUILTY in August to a crime he was charged with in June. Maybe you should check YOUR facts, my dear.
Not only that, but the guy does not even tell his WIFE about it? Give me a break...if you think this Senator is being honest, you are simply blinded by party politics.
Hell, the guy who runs the Christian Broadcasting Network was on TV earlier saying HE did not believe the Senator.
But as long as you do, Karen.
David S. at 6:49PM on Aug 28th 2007
41. You democrat people that think we repubs are all hypocrites are right. But so are you. Join the club. Its called um... imperfection! I know so very very radical!
Michelle at 6:58PM on Aug 28th 2007
42. ANOTHER RIGHT WING CONSERVATIVE GOT CAUGHT
BEING A HYPOCRITE, I HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF
THE WHOLE GOP AND THEIR HYPOCRISY THAT THEY
KEEP GETTING CAUGHT IN SCANDAL AFTER SCANDAL,
THIS FROM A PARTY WHO FOR CLINTON'S 8 YEARS
WASTED 70 MILLION OF TAX PAYER DOLLARS
INVESTIGATING HIM, HILLARY, AND EVERY SINGLE
PERSON THEY EVER KNEW IN THEIR LIFE AND ALL
THEY CAME AWAY WITH WAS THAT BILL LIED ABOUT
ORAL SEX WITH SOMEONE OTHER THAN HIS WIFE, AND
THOSE SAME GOP POLITICIANS HAVE SINCE BEEN
OUTTED AS THE HYPOCRITES THEY ALWAYS WERE
AND NOW THIS NEW GENERATION OF GOP ARE AS
IMMORALLY CHALLENGED AS THEIR CRONIE'S OF THE
90'S WHO SWORE THEY WERE THE MORALLY SUPERIOR
UNTIL THEIR REALITY CAME OUT. HAVEN'T WE
HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH OF THESE GOP HYPOCRITES????
Colleen at 7:32PM on Aug 28th 2007
43. People wouldn't hide being gay if our "fellow" countrymen would drop the hatred and fear and just accept that some people have a different orientation. Special rights? The GAO list over 1000 rights available to straight folks, denied to gays. And the President vows to veto ENDA which would end firing working people just because they are gay. So very sad ahd so very unneccessary
Ed Jett at 7:42PM on Aug 28th 2007
44. These stories of corruption and absolutely unethical behavior really troubles me. These are the people who told Christians across the country what a bad guy Bill Clinton was? Then they run a guy like Bush, behave like depraved scum and want you to vote for them again? Seriously, how do they sleep at night?
Jeanne at 9:13PM on Aug 28th 2007
45. I am thrilled that another homophobe was found in a bathroom. I am especially thrilled that it is a republican. God has his own way of finding justice. And I am not even religious :)
Jon at 9:36PM on Aug 28th 2007