Thursday, September 6, 2007
The patient isn't dead yet...hold up on that post mortem!!!
It seems Larry Craig has un-resigned. This could all become far too tabloid, sensational kind of news very soon. I love to see Republicans fighting among themselves, so give 'em Hell Larry!!! I'll pop up some corn and enjoy watching them fight...
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Post mortem on the Craig resignation...
Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) announced his resignation from the Senate yesterday due to the fallout from his arrest in a Minneapolis airport restroom for approaching an undercover police officer in an attempt to initiate a sexual encounter. Craig's resignation came after intense pressure from his own party to step aside.
But months earlier Senator David Vitter (R-LA) had his name and phone number show up the records of Deborah Jean Palfrey, who ran a Washington DC escort service. But Vitter wasn't unceremoniously run out of the Senate like Craig was. Why?
Both cases involve powerful senators caught in sex scandals. Vitter's was a heterosexual indiscretion and Craig's was a homosexual one. That is the only difference in the two cases. A double standard was used in terms of how each case was dealt with by the GOP. Could it be that the GOP knows whichever candidate they chose to replace Craig will easily win election in Idaho while that same fact isn't ensured in more liberal Louisiana and Vitter? Of course I think this has everything to do with it. Along with the Wingnuts hatred and intolerance towards people who are gay and lesbian while ignoring a heterosexual adulterer when it suits their political agenda.
The level of hypocrisy displayed by the GOP is, as always, breathtaking in its audacity. Senator Craig should rightly be criticized for breaking the law but not for his sexual preference. But still reeling from the Mark Foley Page Scandal, a "gay" Larry Craig had to be politically lynched for all to see.
But months earlier Senator David Vitter (R-LA) had his name and phone number show up the records of Deborah Jean Palfrey, who ran a Washington DC escort service. But Vitter wasn't unceremoniously run out of the Senate like Craig was. Why?
Both cases involve powerful senators caught in sex scandals. Vitter's was a heterosexual indiscretion and Craig's was a homosexual one. That is the only difference in the two cases. A double standard was used in terms of how each case was dealt with by the GOP. Could it be that the GOP knows whichever candidate they chose to replace Craig will easily win election in Idaho while that same fact isn't ensured in more liberal Louisiana and Vitter? Of course I think this has everything to do with it. Along with the Wingnuts hatred and intolerance towards people who are gay and lesbian while ignoring a heterosexual adulterer when it suits their political agenda.
The level of hypocrisy displayed by the GOP is, as always, breathtaking in its audacity. Senator Craig should rightly be criticized for breaking the law but not for his sexual preference. But still reeling from the Mark Foley Page Scandal, a "gay" Larry Craig had to be politically lynched for all to see.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Counting down until January 20, 2009...
This post is a combination music and political post. The song is Kings by Steely Dan. It is an anti-Iraq War and anti-George Bush video. Check it out...
I chose the song because of Bush's loathing for the Rule of Law and for acting like he is above it...for all intents and purposes he thinks he's a "King". I am counting down they days until January 20, 2009 and the country is rid of El Presidente and his Junta!!!
I chose the song because of Bush's loathing for the Rule of Law and for acting like he is above it...for all intents and purposes he thinks he's a "King". I am counting down they days until January 20, 2009 and the country is rid of El Presidente and his Junta!!!
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