dvandom hit the salient points, but there are added wrinkles to the story that just makes things worse for Craig. He's been the subject of rumors since the '83 page scandal, but has adamantly denied them. The Idaho Statesman was looking into allegations of his sexuality (they conducted, I remember hearing, 300 interviews) but held off publishing anything until after the news broke that he'd pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a plea deal. Note that this was the first anyone'd heard about the case, after he'd plead; his arrest in Minneapolis managed to sneak under absolutely everybody's radar.
After the news broke, though, Craig announced that he did nothing wrong and he wasn't guilty to the charges he plead guilty to (...which constitutes perjury, but stick with me...), and that argument flew with absolutely nobody. His statements became increasingly bizarre and fluctuating from "I did nothing wrong/I'm not gay/it's a setup by the Idaho Statesman/I've never been gay." His voting record on gay rights has been...consistent, at least -- against civil unions, against protection from hate crimes.
And then there's his, in retrospect, stunning characterization of Bill Clinton during the latter's impeachment.
Eventually Craig was driven out by the Republican leadership and will resign at the end of the month. The sad thing is the man quite obviously has issues and needs some help, but nobody's really concerned about his personal well-being.
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Date: 2007-09-04 02:38 pm (UTC)After the news broke, though, Craig announced that he did nothing wrong and he wasn't guilty to the charges he plead guilty to (...which constitutes perjury, but stick with me...), and that argument flew with absolutely nobody. His statements became increasingly bizarre and fluctuating from "I did nothing wrong/I'm not gay/it's a setup by the Idaho Statesman/I've never been gay." His voting record on gay rights has been...consistent, at least -- against civil unions, against protection from hate crimes.
And then there's his, in retrospect, stunning characterization of Bill Clinton during the latter's impeachment.
Eventually Craig was driven out by the Republican leadership and will resign at the end of the month. The sad thing is the man quite obviously has issues and needs some help, but nobody's really concerned about his personal well-being.