GOP Sen. Larry Craig (Idaho): "Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!” -- Part II

From TIME by Ana Marie Cox:

Personally, I think there's little doubt as to what Craig was doing in that public restroom. And my own emotional reaction to closeted gay Republicans is primarily that of pity. They've chosen to align themselves with a party largely made up of those who refuse to fully acknowledge their humanity and dignity. Hell, they refuse to acknowledge it themselves. What's more, living a lie tends to suffocate and pervert one's notions of right and wrong --- leading to the kind of behavior that is the story's true scandal: Craig's attempt to use his position to weasel out of any charges at all. Homosexuality isn't a crime -- and some have said that cruising restrooms shouldn't be either -- but using elected office as a get-out-of-jail free card is, in fact, "disgusting."