What in the world is going on with our elected officials? Another "family values" Republican gets himself into trouble with some sort of sex scandal. The situation involving Senator Larry Craig is probably the most ridiculous scandal I have heard of in a long time. Let me try to sum up what took place:
1. Sen. Craig enters a bathroom stall and sits down.
2. Sen. Craig then proceeds to begin tapping his foot next to the man in the neighboring stall.
3. Sen. Craig then reaches under the barrier separating his stall from the neighboring stall and begins to rub his hand under the stall barrier.
4. Sen. Craig then proceeds to move his foot under the neighboring stall making contact with the foot of the man next to him.
5. At this point the man in the neighboring stall pulls out his police badge and flashes it under the stall - still no words have been spoken.
6. Sen. Craig then responds by pulling out his Senate business card and proceeds to slid it under the stall saying "what do you think of this?" -
- At which point the officer then leaves the stall and puts Sen. Craig under arrest for lewd conduct. Did I fall into some sort of black hole here? I don't think I've ever heard of such a ridiculous bathroom exchange in my life. According to the police report this was a sting operation trying to catch people soliciting sex in public restrooms. Tapping your foot while in a stall is apparently some sort of male-bathroom-seduction ritual. Little did the officer know he was going to end up catching a United States Senator.
According to Sen. Craig this is all "a big misunderstanding" and the police report "misconstrues facts." So what is Sen. Craig's defense? He entered the stall to relieve himself. The tapping of the foot was just some sort of subconscious act. He happened to touch the foot of the man in the next door stall because he has a "wide stance" while in the bathroom. I have no clue how he justifies giving the officer his business card. Keep in mind he also plead guilty to the charges to try and make it go away as quick as possible.
I only have one thought regarding this situation: .....uhh.....what? This is the leadership of our country? Where do these people come from!? Is this really the way an elected official is supposed to behave? Sen. Craig has been defending accusations regarding his sexual preference since 1982. These actions are from the same man who is one of the biggest supporters of the anti-gay legislation "Defense of Marriage Act." The hypocrisy among these people is astounding. I wonder who the genius was who told Craig to use "I have a wide stance on the toilet" as his defense?
I just want to ask Sen. Craig one thing: what were you thinking? What could possibly be going through your mind while this took place???
I think we can describe Sen. Craig in one exchange that took place on "Meet the Press" in 1999 regarding President Clinton's sexual affair:
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