Larry Craig's Logic
Steve Kornacki has a smart piece over here explaining Larry Craig's move to plead guilty to charges that he was soliciting sex in a men's room.
By quietly copping his plea (and by doing so through the U.S. mail) he kept his secret safe for more than two months. Had he lawyered up and fought the charges, we would have known instantly. And it’s not like beating the rap would have done much for Mr. Craig’s reputation, given the chatter that has surrounded his sexuality – and men’s room habits – for years. It’s true that his guilty plea was probably bound to come out at some point – but, slim as it was, it was his only chance to keep the public in the dark.
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I don't agree with the consensus that it was inevitable that the guilty plea would become public. Larry Craig is a relatively common name. Political reporters are not in the habit of scanning Minneapolis police records and neither are reporters from Idaho. It's pretty clear that either a law enforcement or court official leaked the report.
I find it highly unlikely that Craig's arrest would not see the light of day. Eventually his arrest would be leaked by someone, because the details are just too sensational and juicy since Craig has apparently led a double life.
At least to me, it's a little surprising the arrest wasn't leaked for two months.
Rumors may have been circulating about Craig's sexuality for years but Mike Rogers was the first person who had a few specific details. I guess the Idaho Statesman spent a year investigating Craig and all they came up with was Mike Rogers' allegations.
Craig may have been cruising a guy in a Boise store XX years ago but that little piece of information is indeed little. In the '80s there was a page scandal and Craig was openly volunteering information about himself that wasn't warranted.
I don't think Mr. Kornacki's reasoning is correct. I assume Mr. Craig was extremely scared and frightened after being arrested and none of his statements make sense: wide stance, picking up toilet paper, etc. Craig's mind was working overtime trying to come up with a few rational answers, and his mind focusing on the postal service angle just doesn't sound logical.
This is a tragic end to the Senator's career. Truly unfortunate. But when one speaks conservative-- as he did, the values voter has expectations. When there is an allegation of this nature, it would come to light at some time and the response in the media would be what it is now. Such is the game of politics,in particular. You always walk on a very thin line.
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Unfortunate? No! Craig deserves everything that happened to him this past week. I have no sympathy for him. None! The real tragedy is that he will receive a very generous pension and health care package the rest of his life.
Craig was playing with fire and when you play with fire there's always a great risk you will get burned. His luck ran out. You can't continue restroom sex on a regular basis and not get caught.
I assume Craig will deny his same-sex attraction until his last breath. This guy will never come clean. He's denied his homosexuality for so long that he actually views himself as heterosexual.
The values voter has expectations. What expectations? Does the values voter expect politicans to be heterosexual? If they do have that expectation, they should change that expectation and soon. A person may be married, religious, anti-gay, but homosexual themselves.