Larry Craig, a Republican Senator from Idaho, was arrested several months ago for attempting to solicit homosexual contact in an airport bathroom. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct to take care of the incident as quickly as possible, paid his fine, and was given a stay in his jail sentence (10 days) provided he was not arrested again for the same thing in the next year. Though this happened several months ago, the story is just breaking.
I don't know much about Craig specifically, but I do understand how the Democrat party (especially their propaganda division, the MSM) functions. Just to prove how this typically works, I'll offer you these predictions right now:
1. The howl over this 'outrageous corruption' is just beginning. Within a week, Larry Craig will be plastered all over the evening news shows and cable networks.
2. Larry Craig will end up losing his job in disgrace based on this misdemeanor charge (please understand I'm not saying he shouldn't resign!).
3. Dianne Feinstein, William Jefferson, and Barney Franke will remain in Congress despite various indictments and ethical abuses. Also, Jim McGreevey and Bill Clinton will remain in good standing with lefties.
I find the double standards in play here troubling in several respects. First, Craig is reported to have flipped out his Senate credentials when the arrest went down, and said, "Do you know who I am?" What kind of arrogance are these Congresspeople displaying, that representatives on both sides of the aisle feel they're above the law? It's guys like this that give the few good ones a bad name and totally alienate the American people. Men and women in Congress should be held to higher standards. Okay, rant over.
Second, the Democrats and their propaganda division, the MSM, love to throw tantrums about any impropriety (real or perceived) of Republicans, but they don't seem to have any problems with their own indiscretions. I've blogged about this in the past (if you're a new reader, you really should check it out), and this is just one more instance that illustrates it. Never mind the fact that Bill Clinton committed perjury and admitted sexual indiscretions in the Oval Office - that was his own personal business, right? If that worked for Clinton, then wouldn't this incident be Craig's own personal business? It wasn't even in an official government building!
No, of course it's not okay. But, the hypocrisy is astonishing.
Finally, it amazes me that the Democrats who get into trouble like this remain in office, whereas the Republicans usually end up going home - if they don't resign, they get voted out. Does the Republican party really clean its own house so much better than the Democrat party? If not, then why are Feinstein, Jefferson, Franke, and others still in Congress?
It makes one wonder.
There's my two cents.
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