Republicans to Fry Craig, Not Vitter

Senate Republicans are upset that Larry Craig hasn't disappeared quietly and crawled away to the nearest men's room.  Tapping their feet in anger, they are now threatening public hearings against the man who attempted to have sex with another man in the Minneapolis-St.Paul airport.  They have done NOTHING against David Vitter, adulterer from Louisiana, exposed as being a customer of prostitutes.

Don't I recall some $60 million taxpayer dollars squandered trying to condemn a Democrat last decade for having a bit of oral sex?  What is the problem with Republicans and what is this obsession they have with sex?  If they're going to publicly humiliate Craig, who didn't actually engage in a sex act, they should do likewise to Vitter.  What I see here is an obvious double standard:  straight sex versus gay sex.  I don't recall having sex outside marriage being any different based on the other party's gender.

The GOP is being very discriminatory here and trying to use the specter of public humiliation because they aren't happy that Craig chose a good looking young man for sex instead of a female prostitute.  Vitter actually had sex, Craig didn't, so let's out this in the real perspective:  it's a gay witch hunt.

Comments

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

As Atrios says, it's always been about Teh Gays for Republicans. The Republican party in this country should be labeled a hate group because that is what it is. They hate gay people. They don't show up at a debate based on minority issues. I could go on. I do hope the Republicans hold the hearings on Craig, in the hopes that they will get exposed(no pun intended) for all to see. After all, Craig isn't the only Republican Senator rumored to like the "wide stance". It would be nice to see them drown in their hypocrisy.

[Melissa]

They should try to spend a little more time on legitimate issues and less time on frivolous ones....like newspaper ads they don't like and colleagues getting shagged.

[John Morgan]

Once upon a time Republicans actually stood for keeping the government out of our bedrooms and personal lives.

[dl]

Amen Ghost! They are looking more foolish every day.

[tyler]

John, I have to admit...ugh...that I cannot think of a reason...other than the one you listed...as to why people want Craig out and keep Vitter.

I have stated that I personally dont see either case as being enough in todays political landscape to ask either to leave, but hey, thats just me...

Ghost, you shouldnt be so quick to toss out 'hate group' labels...you can get painted with the same brush. I still cannot understand why/how the left is in favor of something almost word for word out of an Orwellian nightware of thought police.

have a great day :)

[John Morgan]

Craig is being condemend by the Left for his hypocrisy. He's run on a platform of oppressing the gay community while being one of us. He may deny it but there are good treatment programs out there to deal with denial.

He's consistently voted against gay rights legislation so he's fair game.

Vitter has also run on "family values" platforms while using prostitutes and committing prostitution.

See, here's the issue Tyler: if you insist everyone be pure as the driven snow you have to be yourself. I recall a part of the Bible about "he that hath no sin cast the first stone." When you start throwing stones but live in a glass house you get what you deserve.