So sad.
Of course, the Body Politic has all the usual desires. We've discussed his love of gravy, and naturally he likes to get freaky every now again. For the most part, his tastes are pretty run-of the-mill - you know, chubby interns half his age, or the occasional Beltway escort girl...But sometimes, he feels a little "confused", a little ashamed. Sometimes his is a love that dare not speak its name...particularly when doing so openly would be seen as massively hypocritical.
And thus we have the latest in a series of GOP sex scandals, Idaho Senator Larry Craig getting caught in an airport restroom soliciting a police officer for... well, I'm not sure exactly what he was after (and I don't care to imagine), but it's safe to assume he wasn't asking his stall-neighbor if he could "spare a square".
Honestly, I don't know what it is with these Republican legislators. I mean, frankly, your friendly BBP Observer (or BBPO) is generally of a live-and-let-live kinda mindset when it comes to consenting adults, but I have to admit a mild thrill of Schadenfreude when a hypocrite like Craig gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar (um, so to speak). Seriously, what is it that compels a homosexual person to join a political party that gleefully and cynically demonizes homosexuals? How can a guy like Craig get up there and bash gay marriage when he's out looking for a far less committed sort of gay relationship in public restrooms? Is it really just that old thing about some of the most ardently homophobic people being closeted gays themselves?
Well, whatever it is, it really is a little sad. Can't imagine why these sort of guys didn't just become Democrats (after all, it's clearly not genuine dedication to party principles that makes 'em Republican). At least as Democrats they could be (relatively) open about their sexuality. Of course, I suppose with a guy as old as Craig, even Democrats were a lot less gay-friendly when he got into politics. So, maybe he got started as a Republican when being a Democrat wasn't significantly preferable, openly-gay politician-wise, and just found it was too late to play for the other team (um, again, so to speak) when things got more tolerant across the aisle.
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I condemn Senator Craig for his anti-gay legislation. However, I am less angry at a closet homosexual than at a straight person espousing such hatred. While Craig's legislation had an awful effect on a large number of people, I believe it stemmed from self-hatred and self-deception, not prejudice, lack of natural human empathy, and the desire to disparage another group of people purely to make oneself feel better.
Nonetheless, I can't help letting out a gleeful giggle at the series of recent gay-Republican scandals. Would that it could happen to all the anti-gay people in the world.
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