I am not gay. I never have been gay. I did nothing wrong….
Thus declared Republican US Senator Larry Craig yesterday – in a defiant and indignant attempt to repudiate news reports which indicated that, if not gay, he clearly has an unsavory predilection for gay sex in public toilets.Never mind that – judging from the look on her face – it seems even Craig’s wife did not think his declaration passed the smell test.
But I have no doubt that Craig felt compelled to perform this charade. After all, word about his recent arrest for propositioning an undercover cop for sex – in the men’s room of an airport no less – was spreading like wildfire through Washington and his “red” home state of Idaho.
Alas, his insistence that he is not gay, and that he pleaded guilty to the charges only to avoid a public scandal, suggest that he’s not only a political, moral and sexual hypocrite, but also a pathological liar. Either way, I urge his constituents to demand his immediate resignation – if only to spare us the farce of a Senate “ethics” investigation….
But having gloated to excess just two days ago in an article on the fall from grace of a preacher and another politician, I am loath to waste any more time today on this pusillanimous (self-hating) bore.
Let me hasten to clarify, however, that the only reason I revel in the outing of hypocrites like Craig and former Rep Mark Foley is that they are professed Christian conservatives who legislate against gay rights during the day, then cruise for gay sex at night.
UPDATE
September 1: Caving under an unrelenting torrent of outrage and expressions of disgust – from virtually everyone, including fellow Republican Senators and erstwhile supporters – Sen. Craig finally announced his resignation.
Unfortunately, he seemed even more pathetic and disingenuous announcing his resignation today – complete with affected defiance and indignation – than he did proclaiming he’s not gay on Wednesday. Here’s a little of what he said:
[I] it is with sadness and deep regret that I announce that it is my intent to resign from the Senate, effective September 30. [This scandal has become] an unwanted and unfair distraction from my job and for my Senate colleagues….I apologize for what I have caused. I am deeply sorry. I have little control over what people choose to believe.
Of course, it behooves one to be suspicious whenever a politician says that he intends, or does not intend, to do something; because he invariably does the opposite. Besides, Craig left no doubt that, even if he honors his intent to resign, “he will not go gentle into that good night”.
In fact, he reiterated his clueless determination to have his guilty plea for soliciting gay sex in the men’s room at the Minneapolis Airport expunged, and concluded this press conference by vowing:
We’ll fight this like hell.
Whatever Mr Craig! Bottoms up….
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