A United States Senator is held - or should be held - to a higher standard. Sen. Larry Craig's behavior doesn't pass a lower standard. He should resign.
Some will say that there is a double standard, that Democrats get away with more than Republicans; that when Democrats get in trouble the "media" doesn't focus on their problems as much. In some cases that may be true. I don't think this is one of them.
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This just in from my neighbors to the immediate south in Cour d'Alene:
"In honor of Senator Larry Craig, the state of Idaho will officially change the slogan on its license plate to FAMOUS POTATOHEADS effective Sept 1/07"
>>"I read the account of what actually went down in the bathroom stall..." Reddopto
Unless you were actually there, you don't know what "actually went down in the bathroom stall." All you know is what somebody claims went down in the bathroom stall.
And I'm assuming that your reference to "what actually went down" means before they flushed??
I believe Senator Craig should resign. He has brought dishonor to the Senate, and his effectiveness is greatly reduced by his hypocricy and double standards. However, I also would have wanted Senator Vitter to resign for conduct unbecoming of a senator (as well as for his hypocricy), Attorney General Gonzales to resign (earlier) for politicizing the Justice Dept. and for selective and false recollections (despite having months of time to review and prepare before his Congressional hearings), Mr. Rove to resign for outing a CIA agent, and Mr. Libby to serve time for perjury. Alas, President Bush's pledge to restore honor and integrity to the White House and the Republican Party's commitment to "Christian" values have failed miserably, at least in these individual cases. But do these cases illustrate a pattern? I find Senator Craig's double life and hypocricy disturbing; however, I also find the Reupblican Party's quick (and I believe, primarily self-serving)efforts to cast Mr. Craig aside to be equally hypocritcal. To me, the offenses by some of these other high officials were illegal, dishnorable, and shameful. Yet, many in the Republican party have looked the other way while rushing to cast their first stones at Mr. Craig.
If the Republican party would return to their old base of Goldwater principles, of less govt. control and "live and let live" and particularly separation of church and state, I don't think this case would push the war on poverty, medical care, replacing bridges, mine safety etc.off the front pages. What most people are fed up with is the hypocrisy involved. The religious neo cons attack everyone that doesn't agree with them unmercifully and have never figured out that a homosexual wouldn't choose his life style, he is born with it.
I agree that anyone should be arrested for having sex in a public bathroom where children may come in. I am a married heterosexual so it is hard for me to understand these acts but my main objection is that the Senator preached his Christianity and yet didn't even know the first code (i.e. DO NOT THROW THE FIRST STONE) He has been ranting against the homosexuals so it was just a matter of time before it came around and hit him with his pants down. When are some of these politicians going to try to understand what Jesus was preaching and get busy trying to run the country instead of trying to control our lives. Jesus said go to your closet (he didn't mean it the way the Senator took it) He meant don't scream out your Holier then thou statements in any pulpit but look within to find God and comfort.
FOLKS-- it is a sad day that we even have to have police staking things out in the bathrooms of our public areas!HOWEVER- More of this will happen to others by all kinds of odd folks that are homosexuals or even transgendered. But I think the dirty sex-minded folks should have their own bathrooms! --and not use normal folks PUBLIC bathrooms to create shock among the occupants that are not into this kind of thing.
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