Craigergate

Poor Larry Craig.

The Senator from Idaho will announce his resignation on Saturday amid the "sex scandle" he tried to hide by pleading guilty rather than make a big story out of it.

Regardless of whether or not he is or is not gay is to me irrelavent. Before this stody broke a few days ago I had never heard of the way gay guys pick each other up in the bathroom. Frankly it scared me a little bit because I can imagine tapping my foot to the song in my head or to make it clear to someone that the stall was occupied. Apparently with Craig it involved slipping his foot into the adjacent stall and putting his hand palm up under the stall divider. That being sad if he didn't realize what he was doing its scary to think how quickly thigns unfolded for him then and are unraveling for him now.

What really concerns me is how this "sting" operation was carried out. It sure seems like entrapement to me. Setting people up out of nowhere is one thing but from what I have heard Craig was arrested without ever commiting a crime. It could have become a crime but what was going on between what could have been to concenting adults was not illegal.

Throw in his family values and the Democrats have a field day with it, which is unfortunate because nobody really wins in this case.

Now THAT being said, if Craig isn't gay and didn't do anythign wrong why would he plead guilty? I'd love to believe him but If you are accused of something like that especially if you are in a political position like him why plead out if you are innocent. The press will find out sooner or later. When you hear that a Senator made a plea deal without a lawyer, something just doesn't add up.

Another intersting thing to watch is how quickly the republican party is running from anything gay. This guy went from being a good ol boy to everybody's worst enemy in "one number two".

Keep your briefcase to yourself and your feet in your own stall.