Is Larry Craig The Face Of The US Senate? (Dems Inouye, Cantwell, Frank, Robb, Etc Also Discussed

Human Events ^ | 8/29/07 | Ben Shapiro

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

On Monday, August 27, news services broke the story that Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, pleaded guilty in early August to lewd conduct in an airport restroom...

Craig is hardly the only member of the Senate with a propensity for dropping his pants at inopportune moments...

Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, has allegedly sexually harrased or abused at least 10 women. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., reportedly engaged in a sexual affair with an engagd lobbyist, Ron Dotzauer,then gave him a personal loan to help him with his subsequent divorce and threw cash his way...

Gerry Studds (re-elected six times after having sex with a male congressional page), Barney Frank (re-elected eight times after his gay lover ran a male escort ring out of his apartment), Mel Reynolds (re-elected despite facing an indictment for sexual assault and criminal sexual abuse of a 16-year-old campaign worker), Sen. Charles Robb (re-elected despite credible sex scandal allegations), and Gus Savage (re-elected despite fondling a Peace Corps volunteer).

[servantboy777]

I’d say that the congress as a whole is doing the same thing.

Remember the Islamic Imam’s opening prayers, then the Hindu priest opening the session with prayers.

Very little objection by the body on either side. There was one lone voice yelling out, “There shall be no other G_d before thee, forgive us Lord Jesus.”

But the majority on both sides remained silent. Just one example.

[Shermy]

LOL. I think the funniest scene to imagine is when the officer flashed his ID under the stall divider. The look that must have been on Craig’s face!

[servantboy777]

We had the hammer in Texas, (Tom Delay). I thought he was a good conservative and straighter than an arrow.

Wroooooooonnnnnnng! He steps aside in financial scandal.

Slap on the wrist and away he goes. The important thing was that he stepped aside before being indicted. He knew it was coming.

By stepping aside, regardless if he’s convicted of any wrongdoing, Delay will get a lifetime pension and benefits that far exceeds anything you or I could imagine.

Even if convicted of anything.

[what's up]

This government is no longer for and by the people.

Nonsense...the people have the opportunity to vote at least every 2 years.

It's up to them...they get who they put up.

[Just mythoughts]

Given the amount of self-idenitified Republicans on freerepublic threads about Larry Craig who rant about homosexuals and yet display a curious, curious knowledge and fascination about their practices and pick up techniques and such, the Republicans could have a big closeted gay “problem.”

The term I recall from years back was BIG TENT. I think maybe we conservatives have found ourselves at the circus and what we have elected are a bunch of clowns. The liberals are who they are and do not even blush at their activities. Here we conservatives have people like John McCain telling US that he will clean up dirty money with his own reelection protection racket. I personally, no matter how repulsive Craig's behavior was/is am not finding it more repulsive than the activities of so many others that wear a conservative mask. Note I did not say 'compassionate conservative'.

Yes Craig is a shame and embarrassment to conservatism not just for shoe or foot tapping or whatever the signal being used, but that he used the standard of conservatism to get himself in that restroom in the first place.

[Popocatapetl]

Well I guess it would be nice

If I could touch your body

I know not everybody

Has got a body like you

But I've got to think twice

Before I give my heart away

And I know all the games you play

Because I play them too

[Thumper1960]

Demoncrats embrace them because those "sinners" are the heart and soul, the very essence of the Demoncrat Party.

Conservatives, at least, have the consistency of some measure of morality to cast out those who violate cultural norms.

Conservatives would rather punish and imprison the pedophile. The Demoncrat would ask where the pedophile found the hot dude/chick.

[ANGGAPO]

It is about time that congress does a good house cleaning if they want the respect of the people in this country. Both parties appear to be the home of many social misfits. Isn’t it about time?

[Holicheese]

Are you cruising for a pice of ass.
You are such a tool.

[Harvey105]

“....at least I can admire the Dems’ loyalty and courage in not abandoning or kicking their own when they are down.”

That thinking is twisted.

It’s not so much loyalty as it is a pack mentality. The same thing is evident in unions where even the most incompetent and lazy workers are protected.

And it’s not courage, it’s being brazen and ballsy. It’s the same ‘courage’ that a thug has when he attacks an old lady knowing that she can’t defend herself. The GOP is the old lady in the world of politics.

Loyalty and courage are the traits demonstrated daily by our troops in war zones. You cheapen the words when you apply them to the democrat party.

[ADSUM]

The Democrats make them Superstars of the Party:

Clinton, Kennedy, Studds, Frank et al.

This is more about protecting their power and lack of any values than having loyalty.

[servantboy777]

>>Nonsense...the people have the opportunity to vote at least every 2 years.

I want to believe in our government, I want to believe it is working for us.......I just see so much evidence otherwise.

Hundreds of millions of dollars flow through Washington to influence policy everyday.

To provide a bit of perspective..........on a local level.

In Austin Texas state house, did you realize that Dell computer has over sixty lobbyist alone?

Not picking on any particular company, but my point is, if one company canvasses the state house with this many lobbyist, it’s not hard to imagine what is happening in Washington.

Corporate and foreign interest pump millions into the pockets of our government officials to sway policy.

Don’t know about you, but I don’t have that kind of cash just laying around. Who do you think gets most of the attention in Washington?

My little phone call, or a fella willing to spread a few thousand dollars around in the form of perks, vacations “fact finding missions”, gifts and so forth.

Feed the beast! If one becomes accustomed to the high life, when the high life is offered, it’s again consumed.

But there is always a price. Sorry, but I feel it’s naive to think of Washington as Mayberry RFD.

Have you not noticed an increase in the amount scandals popping up in both parties?

I’m just a bit burned out on these fat cats enjoying the high life while the average joe six pack gives up to 50% of his hard earned income to feed the governments, Fed, State, local.

[Balding_Eagle]

It can be argued that the Dems shouldn’t be asked to resign because they are being consistant with the values they were elected to represent, corruption, debauchery, perversion, etc. Values consistant with their party.

On the other hand, Criag has NOT represented the values his voters supported him for, morality, common decency, etc.

[Williams]

Yes, but the issue is the integrity of the political system (or it should be). A Congress full of democrat rapists is not something republicans should tolerate. But they do. By so doing, republicans are not a party of morality.

[Balding_Eagle]

Carry that line of reasoning one more step and you can say that those who vote for Republicans who allow such a situation to remain are not moral either.

Where are you on this issue, are you a voter for immoral Republican Congressmen?

[AprilfromTexas]

I believe term limits on every elected position would help. Sadly, we can’t get those yahoos to vote that into law.

[Dante3]

He voted for amnesty. Perhaps the conservative votes were on minor issues and right before reelection. No conservative would vote for amnesty.

The most ridiculous part are the statements of Chris Matthews, Dan Abrams etc. who tried to attack family values, ignoring the fact that there is a difference between the message and the messenger.

[what's up]

Have you not noticed an increase in the amount scandals popping up in both parties?

So what else is new? Read some history. There have been scandals since the time politics started. And always will be.

And people have always been "outraged" by the influence of various groups.

And that's why our political system is superior; we have the power to vote our people out. Many other countries don't. Their stuck with bad influences sometimes for decades or longer.

Dell has lobbyists in Texas. Doesn't bother me. I imagine Steve Jobs has them in other states. I hope Dell maintains their contract in TX because I happen to like Dell.

[VxH]

[It's up to them...they get who they put up.]

 

Really?

 

Who put up centrist parasite Roland Arnall?

 

Best Government money can buy.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Well, no one knew who the hell he was a week ago. Now, he’s a national celebrity. If you want to know how many people know about the senator who got caught trying to have gay sex in a men’s room, it’s pretty much everyone. I don’t think it makes people think Republicans are gay, but they already viewed Republicans as hypocrites and this just plays into that meme.