Yet another Idaho Statesman story reports additional persons coming forward to describe sexual encounters with Sen. Wide Stance

The Idaho Statesman reports that four gay men, willing to put their names in print, have come forward since news of U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's guilty plea. They say they had sex with Craig or that he made a sexual advance or that he paid them unusual attention.

They are telling their stories now because they are offended by Craig's denials, including his famous statement, "I am not gay, I never have been gay."

The paper reports that Craig's denials began in June 1982 when CBS broke news of a scandal alleging gay sex between congressmen and underage pages. The following day, before any public allegation that he was involved, then-Rep. Craig issued a denial. Craig married a year later and adopted the three children of his wife, Suzanne. In 1990, the Idaho Statesman asked Craig about an allegation that he was gay made by an opponent in his first Senate race. "Why don't you ask my wife?" Craig replied.

A couple of months ago I was watching a talking heads show and a guest observed that the Democrats making noise about and criticizing Craig could backfire. Another guest jumped in to correct the speaker, noting that the Democrats weren't saying a thing; rather they were sitting back enjoying watching the Republicans squirm as they were doing everything they could to get Craig to go ahead and leave Washington and the spotlight.
This latest story in the Idaho Statesman is about as bad as it has been to date, and rather than wishing it had not been published, I suspect the GOP is loving it, hoping it does what the GOP so far has been unsuccessful in doing.
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See also a story in The Washington Post.