Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho announced today that he is resigning from the Senate after being involved in a gay bathroom sex scandal. His resignation came after much pressure from his own party to resign. But as this week went by and I saw more and more GOP politicians turn against Craig and push for his resignation, I began to wonder, why wasn't there any pressure from the GOP on Sen. David Vitter to resign after his sex scandal earlier this summer.
I hate to think it, but the first and most likely reason is because Craig was involved in a "gay" scandal, while Vitter's was with a female prostitute. I can't help but feel that if Craig was involved in a scandal with a woman, he wouldn't have had to resign. Both men were hypocrites, Craig for voting against civil unions, against gays serving their country in the military, and against gay rights, and Vitter, for running his campaign on family values and attacking Bill Clinton, while he himself was involved in cheating on his wife. Both men's actions were more than likely illegal: Craig for attempting to have sex in a men's restroom and Vitter for paying for sex, whether the DC Madam calls herself a prostitute or not. The only conceivable difference is that Craig was outed as a homosexual while Vitter was just with a woman. I'm upset the media has not called more attention to this even further anti-gay view of the GOP. If Craig had to resign, then the Republican Party should have encouraged Vitter to do the same.
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I figure Vitter will be gone after the next election. As if his call girl habits weren't bad enough for his constituents, Louisiana voters also still have a bad taste in their mouth for ALL Republicans after the way the federal government has totally ignored New Orleans plight in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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