August 30, 2007

Republican Senators vote to give Larry Craig his own washroom

-- headline at BuzzFlash.

On edit: I seem to have bumped into Undie Lib's post on this very same subject. Read his first, below!

Trolling for gay sex in public bathrooms is "a crime involving conduct unbecoming a senator." Paying for 'straight' sex still OK. IYAR.

Idaho's gay Senator Larry Craig's political support eroded by the hour on Wednesday as fellow Republicans in Congress called for him to resign and GOP party leaders pushed him unceremoniously from senior committee posts.

The White House expressed disappointment, too -- and nary a word of support for the 62-year-old lawmaker.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said, "We are disappointed in the matter," without specifying exactly what was causing the discomfort.

Meanwhile, rethug Senator David Vitter, who admitted to breaking the law by happily humping hookers, still enjoys the full support of his party.

Why the double standard? Could it be because Vitter's "indiscretion" involved straight sex -- OK, with diapers, but still straight -- while Craig's involved teh ghey?

Or is it because Craig's replacement would be appointed by a Republican governor but Vitter's by a Democrat? Hmmmm.

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